Feeling discouraged

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jamie26301

jamie26301

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Does anyone else get disheartened by this nation's hypocritical demand of perfection on others, and their sense of entitlement? Esp "Christians?"

For example, people cry "you don't understand me!" when someone critiques their atttidues or perspective or faults, and throws the "well you have you opinion, I've got mine" card. "Have understanding, have a benefit of a doubt. It's not always what it looks like." They may use this defense for a total stranger.

Then a customer service worker looks at them the wrong way, or acts rude, and they got that person ALL figured out, has NO right or reason to be rude, and "I'mma just going to see about getting them fired. Don't know the person from Adam, their problems, or ANYTHING beyond the past three minutes, but just a horrible person!" Understanding? Benefit of a doubt? All that lipservice forgotten. And this could be applied to anyone walking down the street.

Because most people I've noticed only relate to what THEY struggle with. If they excelled in this thing, everyone else should, too. If they are a people person, everyone else should be too.

I just get so frustrated and depressed at how hypocritical most people are. And how so many people seem to honestly think, or so their judgments suggest, that everyone just knows what they know and should be able to do and act as they think people should act. I am not excusing rude behavior, but I am saying that often those who critique rudeness displays a bit of their own when they feel justified.
 
One thing I've noticed, through all walks of life, whites, blacks, Christians, non-believers, there are good people who genuinely care to help you out when you have a problem, and people who won't go out of there way to help you. Take this post for example, how many people have read this and not responded?? A lot of people are just too busy and caught up in their own lives to care or to take the time and try to relate to someone else. Everyone does things like what you described above, but some people try harder and give extra effort and time and put it into encouraging others.

I try and do my best to help someone out if they have a problem. I try to be the person that I would want to meet if I were having a terrible day.

I hope this helps, I'm sorry if it does not.
 
I am disheartened by it, especially since I don't always take a moment to recognize the log in my own eye.
 
Thomas223 said:
Take this post for example, how many people have read this and not responded?? A lot of people are just too busy and caught up in their own lives to care or to take the time and try to relate to someone else.
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Well, it seems many are more interested in threads that are either adversarial or very laid back and fun. And you have the prayer warriors, who take their time to think of strangers and yet don't think of them such because of their bond through Christ.

This is a general statement, but I've noticed that unless you are addressing a personal problem where they can give specific advice, or discussing a divisive doctrine (some threads go nowhere because people don't know enough or care enough to learn or fight about it), people don't seem all that interested.

Like an award winning author said in her fiction writing textbook "Only conflict is interesting." I would add that funny stuff is too, but jokes are usually funny because they are inspired by conflict. And yet people wonder why it's so hard about getting along. Well, unless you bond over certain frustrations as well as interests, the getting along is boring.

Everyone does things like what you described above, but some people try harder and give extra effort and time and put it into encouraging others.
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Well, I sincerely appreciate it, thank you.

I hope this helps, I'm sorry if it does not.
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A pleasant surprise actually. I knew there wouldn't be many responses, but I liked the idea of putting out there what may encourage others, even if they remain silent.
 
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