Ten things I hate about you and how you can redeem yourself

If God created man from the liking of his own image, I am going to take the term image in its most basic and literal form, which is physical appearance. I cannot imagine that mankind's behavior would be the same as God's behavior. I certainly would hope not. Human beings are generally stupid. Even if you do not believe in God or some higher power, I am certain you would agree that us humans, however we have come to exist, are stupid, but yet complex. I guess that is the dichotomy of human kind. We are selfish/self-less, stupid/brilliant, ugly/beautiful and so forth.

I will forever be fascinated, mostly annoyed, by our behavior. I have decided to make a list of things that bother me about certain types of people. No, I am not arrogant and think that I am better than everyone, I just think that I am better than some.

I hate...

1.) People who are always feeling sorry for themselves and expect everyone else to feel sorry for them.
We all have lived through some sort of tragedy, and I know they are not all equal, but there is nothing more annoying than people who wallow and mope around in their sadness so that other people can feel sorry for them. Stop talking about how your life sucks and do something to make it better.

The worst are people who waste their energy and annoy everyone else around them by wallowing in their broken hearts. I'm sorry your girlfrien/boyfriend/wife/husband/pet/friend dumped you, but if you keep ruining everyone elses mood with your self-pity, I'm gonna have to punch you in the face.

If you are reading this, I am absolutely certain you did not wake up this morning worrying about where to get food for yourself and for your children or whether or not you will get killed in the crossfires of an insurgency. Your life does not suck that bad, so you are getting no sympathy from me.

2.) People who constantly play the role of "victim."
This is very similar to the first one because people who view themselves as victims also feel sorry for themselves and expects everyone else to feel sorry for them. People who continually see themselves as victims will never get over what happened to them. I do believe there are emotional and mental barriers that might make it difficult for someone to overcome the "victim" mentality. However, I also believe there are people who like playing the role of victim so they can use it as an excuse for making really crappy life choices, which brings us to number three on the list.

3.) People who blame everyone else for their problems except for themselves.
These are people who seem to blame everything on "The Man." Don't get me wrong, "The Man" sucks, but it's not "The Man's" fault you failed all of your high school classes and now you're stuck cleaning toilets at McDonald's at the age of 34. You need to blame your own lazy ass for that misfortune.


4.) People who feel like they are entitled to certain things in life or the world owes them something.
Yes, you have 10 kids to feed, but no, the government should not take more money from child-less, single hard working tax payers to help you feed your kids. You chose to have these kids.
(P.S. I also hate how Ikea has "Family Parking" close to the building while the rest of us single child-less people have to carry the heavy furniture further away. I know people who think they deserve this special privilage. Ugh.)

Also, these are people who think they deserve more money because they are doing something noble. Teachers are notorious for this. They complain about how they are underpaid. Getting paid a lot for a noble job defeats the purpose of it being noble. Besides, you get to not work for an entire summer. If you are unhappy about your pay, get a different job. (P.S. I do think there are good teachers that deserve good pay, but remember, not all teachers are good.)

5.) People who refer to themselves in the third person.
There are very few exceptions for this one. Unless you are The Rock or writing a novel about a character based on yourself, it is never ok to refer to yourself in the third person, both in spoken and written form.
"Sarah doesn't like people who talk in third person." Doesn't that just sound stupid?

6.) People who are fake.
I appreciate that you are civil with me, but do not pretend to be my friend.
I don't care if you don't like me, I have enough friends.

7.) People who think they are better than me, so I should be like them
Just because you are married with kids, own a home does not mean I should be just like you. I am not sad or lonely. Why would anyone be sad with having the freedom to go wherever you want to at any time, spending your money on yourself and having the option of making out with more than one person?

8.) People who are close-minded
The world is a very big place. Why would anyone want to spend their life living in a bubble? It drives me crazy when people are not willing to try new things. The worst is when they judge it, before they have even tried it. Curiosity and exploration is how we progress as human beings.

 9.) People who are cheap
I do not mind paying for friends, I do mind paying for people who are cheap. I understand if people do not make a lot of money, in fact, I don't make a lot of money, but if I notice that you have nice clothes, nice cars, nice shoes and never offer to pay for a round while everyone else does, you are cheap. If you are out of college and still splitting the food bill down to the penny, you are cheap.

There are many different ways to show generosity that does not involve money. Being generous by helping solve a problem or giving someone a ride or offering your home for a stay is plenty generous to me.

10.) People who are self-righteous 
Get off your high horse. I'm glad you recyle. I'm glad you use reusable bags, but stop bragging about it.
I also should add people who are judgemental. Religious people tend to toe the line at judgemental. I think sometimes people get so caught up in their beliefs, they shun people who are not exactly like them. That I cannot stand more than anything.

With that said, I have been a couple, maybe even all of these things on this list at one point in my life, but I work at trying not to be.

There are also the exceptional people in this world who are nothing like this list. I am lucky to know and continue to know these people. They entertain me and make life fun, mentally challenging, full and positive.

You guys rock and deserve a fist bump.