by Sophi De Rossett

Created on: August 25, 2008

I have a new pet peeve. I absolutely hate it when people want to argue just for the sake of doing it. I'm not an argumentative person. I hate getting into arguments and when I do, I try to pull as much humor into it as possible just so the other people can lighten up.

In light of this, I also don't like it when people refuse to get educated on topics just because their opposing viewpoint seems to be the norm to them. That's what causes hard hearts and irrational actions against groups of people. It's not the beliefs that tear people apart, it's people that tear people apart. No peace in the world? It's possibly because people have beef with other people and the only thing that could change it is if a) they see each others views and take them into thought. Don't make them their own, but see why they think that way. Or b) we all start carrying the same beliefs and views.

Sad fact, some people are just too stuck in their own frame of mind, where reality doesn't exist, to even listen to someone else banter about why they differ. It's seriously sickening. I don't like to get into belief battles because I know that as much as I can see the other person's side of things and get educated about it, they most likely won't be doing the same unto me. I don't like people trying to tell me they know God isn't real for this reason and this reason if they're not going to even give a care about why I know He is real. It's an unfair trade of human interaction.

As cultured as we could be, some of us aren't. It's not so much that we aren't exposed to new ideas and changes, but because when they come along, some people just decide to ride it off as a lie, a falsity, a bunch of bull.

My siblings are an example of this. One of my sisters dresses quite extravagantly, but my other sister sticks to jeans and tees. One day, my "jeans and tees" sister decided to harsh on my other sister's choice of style. Swear on my own life, they argued for more than 20 minutes about what kind of style is "right." So, I sat down those 2 sisters and the other one telling them that people are made of opinions. There are some things that don't have a "norm" or a correct answer or belief. If Franni wants to dress like a 60s school girl, let it be. If Gabbi wants to wear a green tee with blue jeans, let it be.

There are ideas that can be shared by the whole nation except for a select few and we don't need to attack them for that. There are ideas that are split 50/50, but that doesn't mean we have to win the other side over to ours. There are some arguments that don't need to be made. Intently listen and educate yourself.

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