Many people have many different personalities. Our personalities make us who we are and those we favor, embrace, and exhibit most frequently, define who we are. There are, however, those traits which prevail over others, often overshadowing all of the others. Pettiness, one of the most abhorrent traits one can have, is one of them. Pettiness is bore borne from evil or rage, but simply a lack of anything fulfilling. Those who gossip in normal conversation, cheer on other's woes, either publicly or privately, and those who only play by the rules, when it suits or benefits them, are the lowest form of human, not because of their heinous acts, but simply because it's all that they have.
We look at those who commit atrocious crimes as the lowest of mankind, but we often forget that their acts, and we hope imprisonment, takes away everything they have. That is the ultimate punishment, even worse than death. People who are petty have nothing, so there is no stopping, no rehabilitation, not even an existence as most of us know it. Their pettiness is all that matters to them, and not surprisingly they rarely see it. They see themselves as only fulfilled when others fail or suffer, often ignoring or placing themselves into the situation to appear as if it is they who are the real victims. Post a comment about true despair on Facebook and watch to see who immediately tries to one-up, compare, or even show some form of calculated compassion, where their issues are often more important to yours. Look at people who wait until the last minute, knowing you need them early or those who show up, only to leave early, essentially ruining their day, but without any recourse to confront the petty actions. Look at people who complain about great jobs, to people who are dipping into their change jar for groceries.
Often we look at the world as being broken into this class war between the haves and have nots, but this often ignores the petty. For despite all that they may or may not have in materialistic terms, they have nothing. Nothing that brings them happiness, contentment, or anything resembling joy, other than the despair and heartache of those who view them as friends. If that's having something, I'd much rather have nothing.
We look at those who commit atrocious crimes as the lowest of mankind, but we often forget that their acts, and we hope imprisonment, takes away everything they have. That is the ultimate punishment, even worse than death. People who are petty have nothing, so there is no stopping, no rehabilitation, not even an existence as most of us know it. Their pettiness is all that matters to them, and not surprisingly they rarely see it. They see themselves as only fulfilled when others fail or suffer, often ignoring or placing themselves into the situation to appear as if it is they who are the real victims. Post a comment about true despair on Facebook and watch to see who immediately tries to one-up, compare, or even show some form of calculated compassion, where their issues are often more important to yours. Look at people who wait until the last minute, knowing you need them early or those who show up, only to leave early, essentially ruining their day, but without any recourse to confront the petty actions. Look at people who complain about great jobs, to people who are dipping into their change jar for groceries.
Often we look at the world as being broken into this class war between the haves and have nots, but this often ignores the petty. For despite all that they may or may not have in materialistic terms, they have nothing. Nothing that brings them happiness, contentment, or anything resembling joy, other than the despair and heartache of those who view them as friends. If that's having something, I'd much rather have nothing.
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