People Wonder Why I Am the Way I Am

Responsibility, people! It’s a huge word w/ a huge meaning. It’s one worth taking the time to look up, if the definition eludes you.  I’ll even be nice & define it for you, per Merriam-Webster:

     1.  the quality or state of being responsible:

                                     a.  moral, legal, or mental accountability

                                     b.  reliability, trustworthiness

                           2.  something for which one is responsible:  Burden.

Consideration.  It’s another some thing that has become lost in the world today. Not just w/ youths.  Some elderly have given up being considerate & replaced it w/ entitlement.  Or at least that’s what I’ve noticed.  But I’m not here to talk about the “Entitled Ederly.” 

I was at friend’s Halloween Party.  I rarely go out to begin w/ so this was an occassion.   I even dressed up for it.  But that’s neither here nor there.  At the end of the night, I saw something.  Something that shouldn’t have happened.  Something that was avoided last year at the same friend’s party (I was made aware of the happening the following Monday,)  yet it wasn’t avoided this year, because, well, nobody gave two shits about it.   What happened will always happen. 

What makes me say: responsibility and consideration – well, that’s a matter for the Monday after.   What I saw was called into question by my friend.  I told her exactly what I saw.  I was the only one there Stone. Cold. Sober.    And my eyesight, it did not fail me!  I said my piece and that was that.   About an hour later, I got a nasty-gram from the guilty party.

Seeing as how I work w/ some of the people at the party and it was an after work affair, what occurred should not have been brought into the workplace.  

Ok, I’m not able to put this into words w/out rambling, so I’m just going to out and out type it.   

I got accused of being a rumor monger.  Gossipmonger.  Whatever.   This person that accused me, is the guilty party.  And the reason the  guilty party targeted me is because of those I choose to surround myself w/.   The company I keep is very up-to-date on all the goings-on of those in a position of authority and those not.  I usually listen to all the gossip w/ half an ear, because personally……. I. Don’t. Care.   I’m a very apathetic person.   I don’t give a shit.

Anyways, this nasty-gram pissed me off because I didn’t say a damn thing, except for when my friend asked me about it, and nobody was around.  I didn’t deserve a single word that was typed to me.

In conclusion: do not put yourself in a position you’ll have to defend if you don’t want to defend yourself.  Also, take responsibility for your actions, even if they are/were wrong.  And, be considerate of those you think are going to fuck you over, cuz they just may, and it’ll be because of you.