I often come across discussions about human behavior and lifestyle and there are moments when I've taken stance against some people's way of life because I dislike that and I wouldn't want to associate with people that has that lifestyle.
This dislike for some things about people doesn't have anything to do with hate. In fact, I believe it's not okay to hate anyone... Not even your enemies. However, there are certain things I genuinely dislike and I start by making sure I don't do any of those things.
In my experience, I've noticed that this isn't an easy thing to do. It takes a great deal of sacrifice to say "I won't ever do this" and genuinely stick to not doing that. That has been my experience since I decided that I won't tell a lie. There have been situations where lying felt like the easy way out. Yet, I chose to do otherwise.
For the rest of this post, I will be highlighting 3 things that I dislike in people;
1. Being Irresponsible for Yourself and your Family.
I like to talk about this because I've seen what happens when people avoid or ignore their responsibilities. I've also seen what happens at the extreme level when people do things without being open to take responsibility for the outcome of what they did. It's a problem that a lot of people are dealing with individually and their irresponsible lifestyle causes massive ripple effects.
Irresponsible people would rather sit back and blame the world for the things going wrong in their lives instead of taking up responsibilities that will help them create a better life for themselves. These same people would always do a very poor job when given any responsibility. They don't particularly do a good job as a parent and they display incompetence in their workplace.
2. Dishonesty.
I genuinely believe that people face 100% consequences for being dishonest to themselves and in their dealings with people. Sometimes, they think they are getting away with their dishonesty because they are not seeing any immediate consequence for that. However, give it enough time and you will start suffering the consequences of your dishonesty.
I've dealt with people who have a tendency to tell lies even when the situation just doesn't call for it. They lie about who they are, their opinions, their experience, and whatnot. People like that say "I had to lie because I didn't have a choice". Well, try lying to yourself or to your intimate partner. How is that helpful? It sure isn't, but people will still lie.
3. People who can't think for themselves.
A lot of adults do not have their own opinions about anything going on around them. They don't think for themselves about what's right or wrong for them, their kids, or the society at large. They only do things because "they are told to do so". They spread hateful comments about someone online because "they read that this person is bad" and they hate a particular religion because they were told that any religion other than theirs is wrong and shouldn't exist.
You know people like that, right? They can be quite loud when voicing out the garbage they are fed by the Media, their religious leaders, and some other folks who they listen to. I dislike it when people fail to really think about things before acting on them. I've seen people go down a really bad road because of that attitude.
Since I already know what I think about people who have the mentioned lifestyle, I always try to be open to taking responsibility, living an honest life, and thinking before saying or acting on things.
Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.
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