Hey folks!
The snow is really coming down tonight. I will have to make a snap decision in the morning on whether to make the trek to the ole part-time job. We'll see on that. On another note, Republicans are mean-spirited and selfish. That's all I'm going to say. For now.
So, here we go. Let's look at the next question here and see what's up. Where the hell did I put the book? Here it is...okay.
Oh boy. I see the word "dignity" in the question, which immediately leads me to believe this question is going to be a drag. Well I would have to say that, yes, I do believe that dignity is only lost when it is surrendered. My question to you is, is dignity something that you have to count on others to recognize? I never hear people say they are proud of their own dignity, you know what I'm saying? But in my mind, dignity equals integrity. Whew. Too heavy of a subject!
So now the book asks for specific examples of people that come to mind who have not compromised their dignity, or surrended it, when under attack. The first person who comes to my mind is President Obama. Back when he was the presidential candidate, there were so many times that people came at him, and even more now as president, and I feel that he has not compromised his dignity by sinking to the levels of those who attack, not to his face of course, but through the media or talking heads whose only job really is to criticize.
Another person would of course be Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of my personal favorites, Eleanor Roosevelt, and all those who have fought for and continue to fight for civil rights, women's rights, human rights, gay rights, and equal rights for all...
In trying to think of someone I know personally, well...people in my life personally are not people that I think of as having their scruples attacked by others, mostly because I try to surround myself with those who have no scruples. Hee hee. Hell, I don't know. I feel the people I know personally stand up for their beliefs but as far as when I'm around them, I don't see them being attacked, ridiculed or assaulted based on those beliefs. As far as for myself, well that's easy - I have no dignity. Maintaining dignity can be uncomfortable and really really hard. I am more about keeping peace and just trying to make people comfortable, maybe get some cheap laughs. So I usually bite my tongue to keep myself or anyone else from feeling uncomfortable. On the other hand, I am trying to educate myself on topics of interest because without the knowledge to back myself up, I certainly won't speak up. I learned that speaking without the information needed means I am relying on emotion to get me through what could become a heated discussion, and emotion is not enough to carry one through... keep that in mind, people. It's true what they say - knowledge is power!
I just wish my brain wouldn't be like a spaghetti strainer and that the knowledge I take in wouldn't be like those stray noodles that slip through the little holes and down the drain. Sometimes it's just not retrievable at the moment I need it, so what good is that? Should I go back and find the person I was having a discussion with the next day and say, "So, remember when you said what you said about such and such? Well...what I meant to say about that was..." That is just idiotic.
I, like so many others, learn most of what I know from The Daily Show, and I love the Rachel Maddow Show on msnbc. She is liberal, but she is very smart and doesn't just go looking for reasons to dog Republicans (not that it's hard to find them). She offers REAL information, not just made up hateful spewing of rhetoric that is so easily found elsewhere. So I highly recommend watching that show too.
Well I am rambling now. I still have an hour and 45 minutes left of work, and frankly my brain is not wrapping around my work responsibilities right now! I guess I should get back to it though.
Oh - the latest drama regarding "Le Lemon" Mercedes - no drama. The guy at the garage says, "It'll be okay to check it tomorrow." Oh. OK. They are good there. He didn't even have to look at it. "But sir, don't you know, it's 'Le Lemon'?" It is famous! And he said he could replace the headlight that's out too. Poyfict. So tomorrow then...if I am not snowed in, which would be wonderful because I have ice cream and white cheddar cheese popcorn in my house.
Time to get back to work, so we'll meet back here again...you guessed it - TOMORROW! Here's to getting snowed in...
Nighty night.
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