Times They Are a Changing

I was raised to respect not only myself, but my elders and everyone else in my presence. Most of us older than 30 was brought up that way, the "old school" "big mama" way. The kinda upbringing where you were whooped by neighbors if you acted up & then brought home to your parents to be beat again. It seemed extreme at the time but as an adult I see how it was beneficial. We were taught honor, obedience, manners. Traits that seem to be rapidly diminishing. I had an experience today that made me question the way we are raising our kids now. I was minding my own business when someone else called me out of my name just because he thought it would be funny to his peers. It was out of the blue and undeserved. This person and I wasnt even engaged in a conversation, but he observed something about me and chose to rudely bring it to my attention. Granted everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But NO ONE has the right to attempt to take a way the self respect of another individual, crushing their feelings in the process. I wondered where he was taught to be so cruel and obnoxious to someone he doesnt even know. This is unheard of in my mind, the way I was brought up. Even if Im thinking something, it would be totally out of line for me to say it aloud. So, I've come to the conclusion that maybe he was without hometraining or he was born wicked. Either way, I forgive his ignorance. My point is, respect one another because the bible says, "You reap what you sow" and the good book NEVER lies. That's Dani's dose for the day!