rant: "Who do you think you are anyways?!?!"

Usually about this time of year I get a bit frustrated at my fellow human beings. Not sure if it is the impending holidays or what. However this year I have been bothered by my fellow human beings ALL year long.

Before we begin let me state for the record I work in retail. I am in constant contact with the public so I am not isolated from my fellow beings during their worst behavior. However that said, this rant is by no means coming strictly from my work experience. Now on with the rant.

What is it about people in today's world that makes them think that they are entitled to something more than their fellow creatures on this planet??? I'm not sure why folks think that they are better in some way than someone else. Could it be they have more money??? Could it be their looks??? Could it be the way they were raised??? Whatever it is, I do not think that it gives anyone the right to act like a complete ass to the world around them.

Have ya ever been stopped at a red light and had a car go around and pass you on the right side, jumping the median and going a little off the road to do it??? I am willing to bet most of the folks reading this have not only had it occur to them, but have done it themselves. Just one problem, it is against the law. But barring that, it is just damned rude. What makes someone think that they are SO important that they have the privilege, nay the RIGHT, to do something against the law just because they don't feel that they should have to stop???

And it isn't just traffic violations either. You have rude and inconsiderate folks with you when you are shopping too. They walk around in their own little haze and don't even take a second to notice their fellow humans as they are walking about with their buggies. Leaving carts in the middle of aisles while they take up the whole aisle to look for something, etc. What makes them think that they have any right to do that???

Well if it is their money... Let me tell you this, excess wealth does not give you any more rights in this world than anyone else. First of all we have seen the obscenely rich thrown in jail for the same crimes that poor folks are. Secondly though when you get right down to it money only has as much value as society ascribes to it. Meaning if we had a war tomorrow and everyone is starving, then all those numbers in your bank account don't mean dick. So the next time you decide to act like you are better than others, think twice.

If it is their looks.... We have all seen the pretty people of the world, we fantasize about either being them or being with them. Good looking people seem to have it made. Is it any wonder that they can be some of the biggest ass hats on the planet??? Don't get me wrong I know a few good looking people that are quite humble. However those that ignore someone, acting as if they can't see them just because they don't fit the ascribed notion of what society deems pretty, well their just jerks. However outer physical beauty fades over time. Not to mention that what society deems beautiful changes over time too. Marilyn Monroe would be considered fat nowadays, however when she was alive she was the pinnacle of hotness. And the mighty can fall other ways, next time you feel superior because you are hot, go to the burn ward at a local hospital and take a look at some of the folks that have lost their looks due to being cooked alive in a fire. Realize that it could just as well be you in that bed looking like an over done roast.

If they were raised to believe that they were better than others... I have one thing to say, prove it. There is not one living human on this planet that has ever been or will ever be any better than anyone else. In fact most of mankinds greatest achievements have been a group effort, not the works of one individual. We work better as a unified group than we do as individuals. No matter what mommy and daddy told you growing up, you are NOT special. Here are a couple of good quotes on the matter.

You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile. ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, Chapter 17

...you're not how much money you've got in the bank. You're not your job. You're not your family, and you're not who you tell yourself.... You're not your name.... You're not your problems.... You're not your age.... You are not your hopes. ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, Chapter 18

You see in my opinion, it seems that we have in the world today, at least here in the United States, this idea that we are somehow entitled to everything. But you know what we aren't. The next time you feel like being an ass hat to someone ask yourself: "Who the hell do I think I am?!?!" OR "Would I like it if someone did this to me???" You might be surprised to find out that you are no better than anyone else. Instead of passing someone illegally why not just wait your turn to go???? If you are in a hurry or are going to be late, you should have gotten up earlier.

As a whole human beings need to get their collective heads out of their asses. It is time to stop acting like spoiled children and realize that we are all in this together. No one on this planet is better than anyone else. We need to get over our egos and grow up. Just imagine all we could do as a species if we just treated individuals better.