“A MAN does not become a curmudgeon for no good reason. Perhaps he was sick and tired of dealing with pretenders, parasites, connivers, moochers, opportunists, do-gooders, excuse-makers, and excuse validators – and grateful for the simple, forthright integrity of small animals who asked nothing of him. I, too, have ‘had it up to here’ with most human beings. Long, long ago, when I was young and naïve, I half expected to grow up and live the duration of my life among reasonable human beings. Boy, was I wrong. I have seen the stupid and inexcusable things those ‘reasonable’ human beings have done or permitted to be done to this nation in what surely must rank as one of the most astounding examples of national and cultural suicide in all history. With such people for our countrymen, we do not need enemies. I would sooner choose the company of birds or cats than that of most human beings, because I know that birds and cats will never pretend to be anything they aren’t. They will not betray, nor will the stars or the flowers.”
— Alan (2013 post, “The Stars Weep Too.”)
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Kathy G. writes:
The illogic and meanness of people used to bother me greatly. And it finally dawned on me that this was because of Original Sin, and that led to Christ. And when I finally sat down and read Scripture, the human nature of the people there was not a lot better, in fact, pretty flawed. I was expecting impossible saintliness.
It is natural to think that others are like ourselves, to even assume it, only to be betrayed/disappointed when their actions or speech makes no sense to us. It’s a terrible tragedy of our days that so many are so deceived in so many aspects of our realm, our history, even probably the year we live in. It is difficult to understand and communicate even with loved ones at times, and to grasp what has happened to the world, and we find ourselves increasingly isolated and clinging to what we know is true and real.
