Hard as it can get, being with insensitive, ill-bred people is exasperating.
You simply can't stand being in the same room with them, if you know what I mean.
They are like blood-sucking vampires who devour all your energy as you exerted effort to control yourself to avoid regretful circumstances.
I know exactly how it feels, really.
I want to get a knife and slash out those sinful tongues.
This might seem an exaggeration to you but I really want to do that.
But of course, I wouldn't.
That's just a thought that makes me feel good whenever I have to control myself.
Let's admit it.
There are actually real people with super bad character.
The disdainful looks on their faces, their loud noisy mouths that speak of ugly things.
These are the kind of people you wish you never met.
Sadly for me, I have to deal with a few of them every now and then.
I can't believe I am still not behind bars.
If I haven't developed self-restraint, I bet I am serving years in prison.
Thanks to that famous "mind over matter", I can manage dealing with such dreadful people.
First of all, I need distraction.
I need to focus all my strength to ignore them.
This is not easy especially if they know you and they intentionally make conversations that include you and they obviously want to get you into their malicious talk.
I have to ignore them because I have to stay in the same room with them.
As soon as opportunity knocks, I walk away as fast as I think.
If ignoring and distraction didn't work, I need to sink within my own thoughts.
Peter Pan said, "Think of happy thoughts so you can fly.
" Indeed, happy thoughts are excellent stimulants.
While the rude people enjoy their folly, I am flying, thinking of good, happy thoughts making me feel better even I am stuck with them.
I always wish I have the heart of Spongebob Squarepants.
He surely is a person who can deal with every kind of person.
He respects Mr.
Crabs despite his corruption.
He loves Patrick even he is stupid.
He wants to hang around with Squidward even he's despised.
Spongebob seems not to care about the personality of each of them.
He simply treats all of them well.
We need to learn from Spongebob.
It took me eons of years to like the people I hate.
That means forever.
But I decided to stick to my plan.
Until I can smile to them without impure thoughts, that's the time that I finally adopted Spongebob's heart.
Right now, I have to deal with my judgmental mind.
I have to change the way I see them.
Must I see the beauty in their dark personality? Where do I start? In times like this, I leave it all to prayer, because only by faith that I can really love these people.