This guy is a freakin’ criminal mastermind: http://www.wsmv.com/news/21244445/detail.html
Archive for October, 2009
One of the best tidbits of life knowledge I’ve received so far was given to me in a kind of a mean ass way. I can’t say that I really remember when it was or much of the actual conversation. However, I do remember that I made a joke in reference to this person doing something different (changing their hair, them wearing a different shirt, etc.) as a result of something I did (changing my hair, me wearing a different shirt, blah blah blah). I also remember after I said this that they looked at me with hateful eyes and said through gritted teeth, “You know… Sometimes it’s not about you.”
While it may not sound like a huge deal; at the time I was very upset about this. I was completely taken aback by the comment not just because it was kind of said hatfully but also because it was totally out of context of the conversation. As far as I knew, we were just joking around. I didn’t realize I had stuck a nerve and/or hurt this person’s feelings enough for them to backhand me with a statement like that.
Although I quickly got over the comment, the words stuck with me and soon I began to realize that in fact sometimes it’s not about you. I’ve seen that during the whole living your life thing it’s easy to forget that everything doesn’t necessarily revolve around us. Sometimes we forget that even the people we are close to and/or simply interact with on a daily basis have thoughts, emotions, and a whole crap load of things going on with them that have nothing to do with us.
I say this because I realized I had one of those “Sometimes it’s not about you” movements today. And even though this realization means something else kind of crappy, it’s still a little nice to know that since it’s not about me, it should be one less thing I have to worry about.
