It's All About Me

Some people are so into themselves. What ever happened to caring about others, and putting them first. We should all take our turn in life. We will have our moment in the sun, eventually. I try to put myself aside and, put others first everyday. It actually comes naturally for me. You see, I was brought up right. My momma always recited The Golden Rule : Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This rule is not just about actions. It is about being considerate, and allowing people in our daily walk of life to walk a few steps ahead of us. You see, when you let other people do the talking, you are actually being the better person for putting your own ego aside. The ego is a strong thing. The minute we are born, we are selfish. We want our mothers milk, so we cry. We want our diaper changed, so we cry. We want to be held, so we cry. As we get older we learn to do other things to get attention from those around us. And the more attention we get, the more we crave. We are so into ourselves and our own needs, that we stay focused on our on reflection in the mirror. You see people at red lights, gazing into their rear-view mirror admiring their hair and lovely facial structure. They turn their heads from side to side and up and down to get a good look at themselves. They have to make sure that every angle of their face looks as beautiful to others as it does to themselves. Such vanity is appalling. I never do that. Some people have to be the center of attention at all times. They break into conversations and try to make it all about them. As they blabber away about themselves, they reveal just how insecure they really are. It is just disgusting the way they act. I am so glad that my momma taught me right. Being so secure in myself, I have no problem letting other people be the center of attention. It's just the nice thing to do. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Momma would be so proud," I say to myself each day as I mess with my hair while looking in the bathroom mirror. I don't keep looking though. And I definitely don't turn my head all around like those other people. I promise. I'm just not like that. I tried to explain this to the ten people in line behind me at the grocery store. They were very interested in what I was saying. Some of them began to whisper around to the people beside and behind them. The line of five people in front of me wouldn't even turn around when I talked to them. Not even as I raised my voice. See. I proved my point. They obviously were the center of their own universe. And being brought up right, I let them be that. After my third attempt to tell them my thoughts of how self-absorbed some people have become, I gave up. They were so into what they were doing that they would not even turn around and look at me. It's just so sad . I am so extremely happy with myself that I am not that way. You see, I don't know if I stated this before, but I was just brought up right. I hate even talking about myself, because it takes time away from others who might want to say something about me. Just getting a little off my mind. Charlie