Being Nice - Rant!

Well, this little section of my “Misty Mission” just plain sucked!

How can you be nice all the time when people are just plain ignorant? I haven’t given up on the entire population but trying to be nice to people who continue to sling your name around in petty little conversations is just beyond me! You can separate yourself from the crud, you can ignore it, but when does it all stop? How can you have a simple conversation with someone and it gets twisted around to be about someone/ something else? Well it’s ignorance in my opinion – people are ignorant enough to repeat what they heard while eavesdropping or being nosey and they don’t get the whole story to realize it had nothing to do with the price of tea in China. UGH.

I’ve tried being nice, trust me, and God knows I’ve tried, people have even commented on my trying to be nice, so I know it hasn’t gone un-noticed. I do consider myself a nice person, even though I don’t have the time to be all “happy-go-lucky” and talk to every single person about every single detail of their life – and who am I kidding’ I’m not the most patient person to even want to listen or try to care when I have 2 million issues running through my head at one time.

I guess I will never get the hang of just out-right being fake; and I guess that’s what happens 90% of the time, and people are ok with that? I guess I’m not normal people, because I tell it like it is, or how I see it anyway – and welcome opinions that differ from mine– I’m not perfect, never claimed stake in perfection but I know I can’t be fake, lie to please everyone around me, or just plain try to be all secretive all the time!

How exhausting is it for people to keep with that charade? It’s just beyond me. I’m frustrated at my entire Mission now, but I will not give up just because some people chose to be ignorant and fake! No, I’ve decided I’ll continue to pray for them and maybe God will lead them to the right place.