Dear rude people, it’s not all about you

Opinion
11 Apr 2022 • 9:00 AM MYT
Lydia
Lydia

A little bit of a dreamer and a foodie, but definitely a geek at heart!

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Rude people. They exist everywhere. We cannot remove them from our daily lives. Neither can we explicitly change them. We will see them until the day we are no longer around.

However, there are some things rude people should know: the whole world doesn’t revolve around you. No one owes you anything.

Everyone wants a normal life

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Including you, dear rude person. We are all sure of it. Isn’t it very tiring that you are always reacting to things you don’t like? Or the fact that you always want people to agree with your sentiments and thoughts? If you care a lot less, detach a lot less, and perhaps stop being so banal, perhaps life won’t be “oh so unfair” to you.

Everyone has a life to live. They cannot always cater every minute of their time of the day to you. People have families to take care of, friends to see, and parents to visit. Time is precious, hence they cannot always pay attention to you 100%.

Stop being so self-absorbed

For real. As the whole world doesn’t revolve around you and no one owes you anything, perhaps it’s time to pull your head out of your posterior? I can’t imagine a life where my head is always up my posterior. It’s so dark, depressing, and it stinks. Just like self-absorbed people.

The negative attitude needs to change, and it has to change fast. Change that stinky attitude now if you have to. No one will wait for you to change.

Find something meaningful to do

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Perhaps you are that way is because you don’t have a meaningful life to live. Find a positive community to be in and around. Pick up a hobby that does not make you think and feel negatively. By giving back to society, you will find positivity returned to you. At the same time, lower your expectations as it is the root of all unhappiness.

By filling up your time with something positive to do, you will feel a lot less depressed. This may not be something you want to hear, but hey, that’s the way life is. Lead a meaningful life. Not a crappy one.

Be useful, not useless

Yeah. Please be useful, not useless. Be someone who provides and contributes to life in a meaningful one. Show everyone around you that you are not a negative Nancy. Rather, show everyone that you are more than just that sulky and rude person.


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