I'm that guy that hates inspirational
quotes. I can't just look at one, nod, smile, and move on. I start to
analyze the quote, judge who it came from, and find out what else
they said or did with their life. By the time I'm done I can't even
remember where I started. I just know that I'm now annoyed.
I think my issue started when I was
younger. I would hear someone tell another human that was going
through some rough shit that God had a plan for them and not to worry
or be sad about it. I would be like “Wow, what did you do to piss
God off and what can I do to avoid it?!” Telling someone that God
has a plan for them is not helpful. Not only is it not helpful its
presumptuous. Maybe God is busy with other things and forgot about
your nonsense. Like Korean Jesus.
Then there are the quotes from famous
fuck ups. Now, as beautiful as Marilyn Monroe was we know her tale.
Hot woman that was terribly sad that overdosed on drugs after many
failed relationships. But every once in a while she said something
really clever and that's all people remember her for. Well, that and
the Kennedy's. If anyone you knew lived like her you would stop talking to them.
So when I see a quote from her it just
tells me to not do what she has done. She lived a life of pain. And
speaking of pain, those quotes make me more upset than anything else.
They're the worse. I've never been someone that has to feel bad to
appreciate good or have something taken away to cherish it. I like
things when I like them and being crippled by something won't make me
wish for what I had. Guess who said this quote. I'll tell you at the
end.
“Pain's not bad, it's good. It
teaches you things. I understand that.”
I see people talk about some medical
issue or other and people will start bombarding them with quotes they
heard. Its easier and faster than just calling them and telling them
what you actually have to say. “But I can't think of what to say”
someone just said. Know what? Then you shut up and give them a hug.
My response to bad shit is usually “Well, that sucks.” If you
tell me how broke you are I'll either give you what I can or see what
can be done to help. I won't say “You know what? This will make you
stronger later.”
Sometimes there is no later. I know
that these quotes are about giving people hope, but sometimes that
blind hope brought on by the wrong quote from the right person can be
dangerous. Its like that “If a dog chases you don't run” shit.
I've been chased by dogs. Guess what I did: ran my fat little ass
off. I sure as hell didn't think that a dog bite would make me
stronger.
I would love for people to be more
original. I post a quote if it is funny or from a song. Its never
directed at my friends in place of my actual feelings about what
they're going through. Just see what happens when you actually tell
someone something that comes from you. I'm fully aware that we live
in a world where no one uses their phone to talk and would rather
send a frowny face when someone says their father died than to call
and hear how their friend is feeling. Its shitty but its the world we
live in.
And that pain quote was from population
controller Charles Manson.
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