I was advised that I needed to have my blood pressure checked …
Everyone has an opinion…
The story goes this way…
Many moons ago, I was at the receiving end of incessant blank calls, and with no caller ID, couldn’t figure out who was making them. This went on for a while until I finally blew my top. To my chagrin, the person at the receiving end was not the heavy breather who had been calling, but an old lady who was pretty stunned at the greeting, and rightly so. On hearing her voice I apologized profusely, but she didn’t pay any heed to the apology and went on and on about my state of conduct, the anger problem, blood pressure, attitude, blah, blah, blah! I listened patiently but managed a meek inquiry as to whether she had ever received any blank calls - she dodged the question.
By this time, she was getting mighty rankled, which made me wonder whether she needed to have her checks done. But the issue was not about my reaction (annoyance and anger) - the issue was that no one was permitted to raise his or her voice at her! Aw…poor thing… I broke the rules! She went on and on and on… there was no let up. By that time I was bored and the one-sided rant was yawn worthy and extremely irritating! I have been told by many that I am relatively easy going (ahem) and getting a rise out of me can be quite a task. But the woman was getting on my nerves and I was losing it. Perhaps the BP check was imminent?
Certain people perceive that they have ‘earned’ a right to instill their opinions on others. In their tunneled view, they opine that one gets older and wiser. Maybe grey hair can throw people off especially kids, but the wisdom thing - not everyone with a smattering of wrinkles and grey hair earns that automatically. I believe that everyone has a right to be heard and respected irrespective of age, status, job portfolio, or the salt and pepper chant. It just ain’t fair that children cannot speak up for fear of being chastened, because they have not 'earned' the right. Kids spout words of wisdom and they are bang on more often than we give them credit! Do you think that the age factor used often by many, who demand respect rather than command it, is based on tunneled visions bordering on opinionated narratives?
....I do...
For the record, I did visit the diagnostic center, got the results, no high blood pressure! .... Until she calls ...
XoXo
Everyone has an opinion…
The story goes this way…
Many moons ago, I was at the receiving end of incessant blank calls, and with no caller ID, couldn’t figure out who was making them. This went on for a while until I finally blew my top. To my chagrin, the person at the receiving end was not the heavy breather who had been calling, but an old lady who was pretty stunned at the greeting, and rightly so. On hearing her voice I apologized profusely, but she didn’t pay any heed to the apology and went on and on about my state of conduct, the anger problem, blood pressure, attitude, blah, blah, blah! I listened patiently but managed a meek inquiry as to whether she had ever received any blank calls - she dodged the question.
By this time, she was getting mighty rankled, which made me wonder whether she needed to have her checks done. But the issue was not about my reaction (annoyance and anger) - the issue was that no one was permitted to raise his or her voice at her! Aw…poor thing… I broke the rules! She went on and on and on… there was no let up. By that time I was bored and the one-sided rant was yawn worthy and extremely irritating! I have been told by many that I am relatively easy going (ahem) and getting a rise out of me can be quite a task. But the woman was getting on my nerves and I was losing it. Perhaps the BP check was imminent?
Certain people perceive that they have ‘earned’ a right to instill their opinions on others. In their tunneled view, they opine that one gets older and wiser. Maybe grey hair can throw people off especially kids, but the wisdom thing - not everyone with a smattering of wrinkles and grey hair earns that automatically. I believe that everyone has a right to be heard and respected irrespective of age, status, job portfolio, or the salt and pepper chant. It just ain’t fair that children cannot speak up for fear of being chastened, because they have not 'earned' the right. Kids spout words of wisdom and they are bang on more often than we give them credit! Do you think that the age factor used often by many, who demand respect rather than command it, is based on tunneled visions bordering on opinionated narratives?
....I do...
For the record, I did visit the diagnostic center, got the results, no high blood pressure! .... Until she calls ...
XoXo
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