The entitlement factor…..

The more time I spend with the human species the more repugnance I have for them. What is it that makes someone believe they are more significant than the other people around them? Why do some people believe their life, time, property, and opinions are more significant than their neighbor’s? Why do “the rules” only apply to those who adhere to them……. Not to everyone?
For example, the person at the movies, you know the ones who keep their phone on and throughout the film texts or even have a full on conversations, why? Now I know, because I am at the same movie, that these people watched all of the commercials that jokingly (or seriously) stated “Keep your phones off, no texting or calling!” But they still insist that this rule does not apply to them, just the people around them who might interrupt their movie!
Then there are the people who insist on not using any signals on their vehicle to allow others to know what to expect…. Like a turn signal! When did the turn signal become optional? I love it even more when the person chooses not use the turn signal but slows down to a complete stop to turn……. Entitled!
Garbage…. This is a big one! When did people decide that just dropping garbage on the ground was ok? Why is it ok that you eat your bag of chips or drink your giant drink then throw it on the ground? Oh, will someone else get that for you? Probably… but should we always wait for someone else to do it?
When are we going to, as a whole, start to be accountable for ourselves, start helping out one another, learn to empathize with each other, be cautious, love, care about something other than ourselves or BIGGER than ourselves?
Today I went to see a movie and someone actually answered their phone sitting next to me in a theater. At that moment I lost all hope in people, I yelled and got heated and she hung up. It took about 30 minutes till I felt better and regained a little bit of that hope back, that is until I was nearly side swiped by a person turning without any warning. As I sat there in my anger and rage, I lost all hope again……..and again it took a while but I started to get over that feeling, maybe regaining a little bit of hope again.
Later we went to baseball practice and a lady threw all of her garbage out the car door as she was pulling away! As I picked up her trash and chased her Circle K cups through the parking lot I lost all hope for humanity once again!
As I sit here now, attempting to let go of the sheer ignorance of the people I encountered today, I think “When will it be too much to get over? When will I just be angry without bursts of happiness in between? When will these people, the selfish crazies around me, decide to pull their head out of their asses and look around? There are other people out there; maybe they just need to change their view!”

Oh today.... you are a bastard!