I've always been someone who, no matter how difficult it may be to find at times, always tried to find the good in people. No matter how little I have in common with a person, I'm typically able to find one common interest or experience we can discuss with one another. This is how I've always been. No matter how different two people may seem to be, chances are there's at least one common interest or experience they have which they can talk and laugh about for hours on end.
However, while I stand by everything I wrote in the previous paragraph, there are some people whom are just a*sholes.
I know one such person (at least). Just a couple days ago, I tweeted information on how to provide aid for victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. There was nothing political about the post. It simply provided a link with contact information for different organizations, like the American Red Cross, whom would provide aid to the victims of the tornadoes.
Yesterday, I received a response to this tweet from the before-mentioned individuals, which said, "Coming soon: Gov't mandates homeowner's insurance disaster relief."
Really? After a devastating tornado left many without homes or people they loved, he has the nerve to try and make a political point about government mandates - specifically comparing the matter to Obamacare?
Some people, like him, have no concept for the feelings of others. All they care about are themselves. Nobody else matters. They weren't directly impacted by the storm, so why should they care? It's pure selfishness and greed 101. If they had been directly impacted by the storm, their reaction would likely be different, and would be seeking the same kind of help they're disregarding for others at this current juncture.
Then what made me almost burst out loud laughing today was when this same person posted something about how the only way to find love was through Jesus. Let's think about this for a minute here. Here's a person who doesn't seem to believe in providing aid for people in need - people who have lost their homes or loved ones. Yet, this same person preaches that the only way to find love is through Jesus - a man who Christians believe sacrificed himself to save us from our own sins. In other words, an extremely selfish man is saying we should find love through a selfless man. Sadly, this isn't an aberration. I have observed many such individuals going about things in the same manner. They'll disregard a whole group (or groups) of people in a negative manner and then preach about the love of Jesus. It's as if they think by saying they love, believe in, or worship Jesus, that it gives them a free pass on doing whatever they want, no matter how cruel or evil the act is. I've got news for them - believing in Jesus (or any religious figure) doesn't make someone a good person. It cracks me up when I hear a person imply that the only way to be good is to love and worship a religious figure such as Jesus, or contend that a person is good because he or she loves and worships Jesus. "He's such a good man. He's a firm God-believer, you know." Yes, and he also cheated on his wife with many women, got into several fights for no apparent reason, and was an alcoholic. But, yeah, go on believing he's a good Christian man.
While I'm not a follower of any religion, perhaps these very people of which I speak, if they actually want to be Christian, should read the Bible and pattern their lives in a more selfless manner like Jesus did, as opposed to just using his name and image as a crutch. Of course, that would go against their habits, desires, and genuine moral philosophy, so there's probably less chance for that than there is of me winning the lottery. If these people actually asked the question, "Would Would Jesus Do?," I'm sure they'd be oddly surprised to learn it would be the direct opposite of what they've been doing.
However, while I stand by everything I wrote in the previous paragraph, there are some people whom are just a*sholes.
I know one such person (at least). Just a couple days ago, I tweeted information on how to provide aid for victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. There was nothing political about the post. It simply provided a link with contact information for different organizations, like the American Red Cross, whom would provide aid to the victims of the tornadoes.
Yesterday, I received a response to this tweet from the before-mentioned individuals, which said, "Coming soon: Gov't mandates homeowner's insurance disaster relief."
Really? After a devastating tornado left many without homes or people they loved, he has the nerve to try and make a political point about government mandates - specifically comparing the matter to Obamacare?
Some people, like him, have no concept for the feelings of others. All they care about are themselves. Nobody else matters. They weren't directly impacted by the storm, so why should they care? It's pure selfishness and greed 101. If they had been directly impacted by the storm, their reaction would likely be different, and would be seeking the same kind of help they're disregarding for others at this current juncture.
Then what made me almost burst out loud laughing today was when this same person posted something about how the only way to find love was through Jesus. Let's think about this for a minute here. Here's a person who doesn't seem to believe in providing aid for people in need - people who have lost their homes or loved ones. Yet, this same person preaches that the only way to find love is through Jesus - a man who Christians believe sacrificed himself to save us from our own sins. In other words, an extremely selfish man is saying we should find love through a selfless man. Sadly, this isn't an aberration. I have observed many such individuals going about things in the same manner. They'll disregard a whole group (or groups) of people in a negative manner and then preach about the love of Jesus. It's as if they think by saying they love, believe in, or worship Jesus, that it gives them a free pass on doing whatever they want, no matter how cruel or evil the act is. I've got news for them - believing in Jesus (or any religious figure) doesn't make someone a good person. It cracks me up when I hear a person imply that the only way to be good is to love and worship a religious figure such as Jesus, or contend that a person is good because he or she loves and worships Jesus. "He's such a good man. He's a firm God-believer, you know." Yes, and he also cheated on his wife with many women, got into several fights for no apparent reason, and was an alcoholic. But, yeah, go on believing he's a good Christian man.
While I'm not a follower of any religion, perhaps these very people of which I speak, if they actually want to be Christian, should read the Bible and pattern their lives in a more selfless manner like Jesus did, as opposed to just using his name and image as a crutch. Of course, that would go against their habits, desires, and genuine moral philosophy, so there's probably less chance for that than there is of me winning the lottery. If these people actually asked the question, "Would Would Jesus Do?," I'm sure they'd be oddly surprised to learn it would be the direct opposite of what they've been doing.
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