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I stand with sad
Oct. 8th, 2019 11:50 amI have never been afraid to take a stand for things I believe in,
publicly and privately. In the past I was very passionate, trying to
hammer a point home with facts. Now, however, especially in politics,
I label everything as "sad".
A Facebook 'friend' (really just a rescue contact) shared a meme from
someone's page that had a picture of Greta Thunburg with a "quote" of
"My generation will start a revolution." Directly below it, an unnamed
soldier has a quote of, "Your generation can't work a 40 hour week,
decide whether you're a boy, girl, or "other" or eat meat without
crying. Wake up!!!!!!!". My comment was that it was sad that people
share things like this, and that it's petty to insult a 16 year old
trying to raise awareness for her cause.
No one wants to be a sad person.
My mother recently made a racist and homophobic comment (I feel
sometimes like I'm playing bingo at her house - what will she say
next?), and instead of rising to the bait that she knew she was
throwing out there, I said, "That's really sad that you think like
that."
She was bracing for my comment, I saw it, and instead she looked
confused. "What's sad?" "It's sad that people think like that about
others instead of doing as Christ would want - for us to include and
forgive others."
DOUBLE BINGO.
I wonder if I can hide my contempt and anger behind piety? I saw this
thing not too long ago where instead of defending your point of view
to people, you simply say, "That's so sad you have that much hate in
your heart. The devil influences those that hate. I will pray for
you." I really like the idea. I am not a particularly religious
person, but the idea of flipping the script is appealing. It's also
appealing because living in the American south is like living with a
bunch of religious zealots in your doorstep anyway, and your standard
not-Church-going-person has a hard time.
So I stand with sad.
publicly and privately. In the past I was very passionate, trying to
hammer a point home with facts. Now, however, especially in politics,
I label everything as "sad".
A Facebook 'friend' (really just a rescue contact) shared a meme from
someone's page that had a picture of Greta Thunburg with a "quote" of
"My generation will start a revolution." Directly below it, an unnamed
soldier has a quote of, "Your generation can't work a 40 hour week,
decide whether you're a boy, girl, or "other" or eat meat without
crying. Wake up!!!!!!!". My comment was that it was sad that people
share things like this, and that it's petty to insult a 16 year old
trying to raise awareness for her cause.
No one wants to be a sad person.
My mother recently made a racist and homophobic comment (I feel
sometimes like I'm playing bingo at her house - what will she say
next?), and instead of rising to the bait that she knew she was
throwing out there, I said, "That's really sad that you think like
that."
She was bracing for my comment, I saw it, and instead she looked
confused. "What's sad?" "It's sad that people think like that about
others instead of doing as Christ would want - for us to include and
forgive others."
DOUBLE BINGO.
I wonder if I can hide my contempt and anger behind piety? I saw this
thing not too long ago where instead of defending your point of view
to people, you simply say, "That's so sad you have that much hate in
your heart. The devil influences those that hate. I will pray for
you." I really like the idea. I am not a particularly religious
person, but the idea of flipping the script is appealing. It's also
appealing because living in the American south is like living with a
bunch of religious zealots in your doorstep anyway, and your standard
not-Church-going-person has a hard time.
So I stand with sad.
