Manners

People have them, people should have them, people say they have; people don't always have them.

I hate it when people don't have manners.

The other day I went to the post office to collect a package, it was raining outside, there was a huge queue inside, a woman opened the door to come in, she had a pram with her child in it, and was having difficulty opening the door and pushing the pram inside, everyone looked, no one cared.
So I went to hold the door open for her so she could come in. Everyone looked, and the woman said thank you, and told her son to say thank you to the nice lady. I told her it was fine.
But seriously, why didn't anyone else want to do anything?

I think it is human nature to want to feel superior, that we are better than others, but this bothers me. A lot!

I was in a pub with friends and they were all eating. Someone who worked there (not a waitress cause it's a pub), came over to clear away empty plates and glasses. I moved out the way, helped hand her a couple of glasses and said thank you. Other people just completely ignored her, as if she was a nobody. They didn't look at her, they didn't stop what they were doing to let her pick up things, didn't say thank you; just sat there talking.
I'm sorry but I find this HORRIBLE. The woman is simply doing her job, she is not a nobody, she is not worth less than others. A simple thank you and a smile I'm sure she would appreciate, is that so hard?

We are all people, yes we want to be the best, but it doesn't mean that others are worth less than us. It's what we want, we don't want to admit it, but it is.
Can't we care for others, realise that we are all people, and deserve respect. A thank you, a smile, a helping hand, is that really so hard?

Prejudice

Judging people, without knowing them.
You'd say that's a bad thing?

Well, it's human nature. We ALL do it, and probably without thinking about it.

But still, these prejudices, I do not like them.
I wish I could say I do not judge people, but I do. I try not to.

They can be small or big prejudices. Some of which you may think are "normal", which is what is most worrying.

• Fat people eat a lot.
• Jewish people have weird beards and hats.
• Black people will try to rob you.
• Skinny people are anorexic.
• Blondes are stupid.
• Being clever means you're a geek/nerd.
• Having sex is one of the most important things.
• Seeing a therapist means you're insane.
• Old people are smelly and stupid.
• Young people are stupid and superficial.

These are just 10 that I could things of off the top of my head. I know the list goes on and on and on.
And how many of those are true?
N-O-N-E

You may say to yourself "but I know a stupid blonde, I know a crazy person who sees a therapist"

Yes, you will obviously know someone who fits into each category. But the point is that it's not because one person fits a category, that everyone does.
For example, say you know one young person who is stupid and superficial, that does not mean that EVERY young person is stupid and superficial.
This is the big problem.

We all know someone who fits into a category, and this progresses to us expecting such things.
This means that whenever we are introduced to someone, we judge them, categorize them.


I see a therapist. I am not crazy.
I am fat. I do not eat a lot.
I am young. I am not stupid or superficial.


We are all people. We all have feelings. We all have qualities and flaws. Not everyone can like us.
But, being disliked because of someone judging you for something which is basically rumour, is pathetic.
So pathetic.

It makes me lose hope in the human race.

Why can't people just get to know others, instead of judging them and distancing themselves.

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.

Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington

Money. This evil thing.

I actually should be getting ready to go to the library before uni.. So this may be a bit rushed

After reading my friend's blog a while back, she mentioned MSF and IMC, it got me angry.
Not because of what was mentioned, but because of money.
Yes, MONEY.

That HORRIBLE word.
I hate it, I really do.
(well, actually I love having money, but it's more the concept of money and what it makes people do/not do)

Money is an evil thing.
All is does is create conflict, divides people, makes people rich and powerful whilst making others poor and insignificant.

I'm sick and tired of this whole idea of the more money you have the better you are, and if you have less than a certain amount you qualify as scum.
I admit that sometimes I follow society; not so much with the idea of the more money the better, but more I feel uncomfortable around homeless people.

But the main thing that bothers me with money is that the people who have money, do nothing or very little with it.
I mean, there are people who have loads of money, and use it for personal benefit, which is fair enough, it is their money, but I think that if you have the ability to help others, you should. So when people with lots of money solely use it for themselves, it gets me angry.

There are people out there who NEED it.

It reminds me of a scene in Hancock, where there is a meeting between rich people from pharmaceutical companies, and this one person wants them to give one of their medicines, for free, to people in Africa who can't afford it.
And these men look stunned,

"Did you say for free?"

As if giving something, to people who really need it, without getting paid, is a completely alien concept which would kill them.
It angers me that people don't give more often, that money is all they live by.

You don't realise it, but pretty much everything in everyday life is controlled by money.
How much you spend on food. How long you leave your lights on because of bills. How you travel because of the cost of a ticket. What clothes you wear because of laundry and paying for the water and the washing powder. Or what to buy because it'll cost x and it might be cheaper next week. Or if you can go out with friends, because you'll need to spend x.

It really frustrates me that we are all so restricted, because of money.
People think money=happiness. IT DOES NOT!

Yes I have money, well, my mother does, compared to people here at uni with me, I'm comfortable as they say. So when my friends need money, they want to go out and spend time with friends, but have only £10 for the next week, I will buy them drinks. If they need money to buy books, or clothes, or a present or anything really, I will lend them the money.
And everyone seems so surprised by this.

"You're lending them money? But they might not pay you back!"

and, so what?

Am I going to die, starve, fail uni or anything bad, because I've lent my friend £20?
No, I won't, and in the process I have made someone smile if just for a moment, does that not matter?

It gets me so angry, so disappointed, so sad for people.
We are losing important parts of ourselves because of money. It can control our friendships, our family, our "label" in society.
It makes people restrict themselves, be mean, hate others, causes conflicts, and then it can fail and cause chaos (eg bankruptcies/recession).

Remember when the petrol prices went up? It caused such an uproar. All people saw was the price increase, they didn't think about WHY it went up, or WHERE it came from, or WHO was responsible, all they thought was "it's gone up, I have to spend more money"

I find it unbelievable that people allow money to rule their world. That bits of paper, coins, and imaginary money (when you go to the bank, there is no actual hard money there, when you check your bank account, they are just numbers on a screen...)
can cause so much pain, so many conflicts and debates and just... be such an important part in everything, when it really shouldn't be.

And a quote I found

"He does not possess wealth; it possesses him."

Benjamin Franklin