Important things- a general list
Instead of just going through life filled with all consuming rage about the stupidity of others (which was my tendency), I decided to compile a basic list of important things to know and consider while going through life. These basics will provide a better world for all. And following the Girl Scout creed, we want to leave the place better than we found it. (In all honesty, I doubt the verity of the previous sentence. I am not now, nor have I ever been, a girl scout. Nor was I ever really much of a cub scout, boy scout or eagle scout. It is more than likely something I fabricated out of thin air, but it works, damn it.)
When driving on the highway, after passing a car on the left, move to the right lane. Never under any circumstances should a person operate a vehicle at or near the speed limit in the fast lane. There is a special place in hell for people who do this.
When someone sends YOU an email with a question and CCs (carbon copies) several other people in the email, when replying, one should hit the button reply ALL. There was clearly a reason that the other people were involved in the original email. They are likely also interested in your answer. Save the original author the step of having to forward that email to those other recipients because you are too dumb to hit “reply all”. There is a special place in hell for you, too.
When standing in line at the grocery store, do not push the cart up so far that it hits the person in front of you in the ass. You may desire to hit them in the ass, but there is really no reason for that. You have a beef with them, you can take that up in the parking lot.
When in a public place and interacting with a customer service representative (perhaps at the bank, at the library, at the doctor’s office, etc.) do not ask that person you are interacting with to pause the conversation while you answer your cell phone. I can think of almost no reason why you should have to be rude to the service provider you are interacting with by acting in such a manner. Are you the president of the United States? Are you a pizza store owner? It the answer to these two questions is no, then don’t be rude.
Don’t talk on the cell phone in a public place in a loud voice and expect other people to NOT make fun of you. There is a time and place for speaking loudly to someone on your cell phone and that place is somewhere else.
Just because you can do something, does not always mean you should do it. Think long and hard on this previous sentence. Let it be a constant guide.
That is all for now. This list will likely grow and include more elaborate commentary. But for now, just these six basic things, if everyone did them, would make the world a better place.
