I received this reply to a post which I have now removed for purposes of anonymity. I read it earlier this morning, sent my reply and left it at that. Later it brought to mind some thoughts about previous comments I had heard years past. I want to briefly go over my thoughts with you.

REPLY:

“The following time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this one. I imply, I do know it was my choice to read, but I actually thought youd have something attention-grabbing to say. All I hear is a bunch of whining about one thing that you can repair if you werent too busy searching for attention.”

The term “whining” and the phrase “searching for attention” are what stood out now, and initially. Interestingly, there appears to be a group of people whose pet-peeve is people who complain for example, the world’s not fair, or I’m assuming, due to a lack of attention, or due to an over abundance of attention regarding certain individuals, certain onlookers seem to be compelled to comment. I’m finding it a little hard to be clear, but at the same time I don’t want to draw this out. Complaining and attention getting appear to be viewed as rudimentary by certain individuals (they also appear to be relatively prevalent among our society).

1. Who doesn’t complain -whether it’s done openly or behind closed doors? The correct answer would be very few in an arrogant, self-centered, largely immature society such as ours;

2. All [intelligent (so I’ve been told)] creatures need attention (stimulation, interaction) or they die. Some seem to get it naturally, while others seem to have to work for it. Some people seem to pretend they’re getting it naturally, when deep down inside they’re working very hard for it. Some people are jealous of people who get attention. Some people are jealous of people who aren’t afraid to ask for attention. Some people feel threatened by people manipulating others to get attention. In a world, or rather in a country, where so many things are offered to us which we really do not need, attention I can assure you is not one of them! Many people in our country go to great lengths to gain attention. Many people I’m told going to acting and other celebrity… to get attention. They say some people go into law enforcement because of the power and control they are afforded over others. They say some people go into owning a business because they cannot take orders or get along well with others. Human beings do things for many hidden reasons. Inspirit but there is generally a core set of motivations among us which trace back to a need. And just about all of us are guilty of it in one area or another. Whatt it boils down to is this, “Take the beam out of your own eye so you may better see, and thus remove the speck out of your brothers.”

If you’re looking for some sensible approach to life from all human beings human beings rebarking up the wrong tree.

Criticism and judgment can be useful if done in the right way, based upon factual evidence. However, more often than not, the poeple who wield it -have no idea what they’re doing, and their motives most certainly are not founded in love.

Anyways, I hope this was a constructive post. Bye for now