~~No, I am not an unkind soul, but every now and then when some customer whines about a petty bit of BS (my view of course) or is a bullying ass, well, I just want to grip them by the throat (verbally) and inform them that the world is not their whipping horse, that they should shut up and take some measure of personal responibility for events in their lives and if this tiny thing so upsets their apple cart then when things truly fall apart they'll be in the first group to freak and vacate the plantet, will at the least be useless in helping themselves or anyone else. Then I remind myself that patience is also one of the warrior arts...and I'd lose my job. It just rankles me, this civilized mask I must wear so often in a society based on consumerism and lacking in personal responsibility, honesty, integrety and self-discipline. That, of course, is why I don't put it like the above statement, but try to find just as honest wording without the emotional content, sense of attack or non-constructive delivery. I think that there are too many masks, rules and 'correctness' that keep many of us from having to confront the truth of ourselves, what we have made of our lives and why we are here, which leads to a downward spiral overall for the species. We are so policed by outward, social contrivances that we have lost the ability to police ourselves, the wisdom to weigh and judge objectively and act with strength and compassion when needed instead of exploding in an emotional, violent mess. To be genuine and healthy and a positive light in this world. Warriorship encompases all aspects of our lives, if this is our way. I know that it is not most peoples' way, but I think much of that is due to environment, lack of education or understanding about such things or general laziness.

So much for my first post here ;)