On Facebook, there is an amusing application called, “Fling Monkey Pooh.” When I first heard of this, I thought that the person had gone to a zoo nearby, in order to collect the real stuff. Flinging that might be a little more satisfying than a mere computer exercise.
We all have people in our lives to whom we would like to throw bird droppings, meadow muffins, or other toxic waste. I will not bother to name the possible categories of disliked individuals. We all have a few folks whom we know, or have known in the past, who just plain irritate us, no matter how sweet a disposition we may strive to have.
Take stupid people. I mean, TAKE them! …
However, every time I get frustrated with a truly “limited” person, I just have to say, “God forgive him or her.” He made folks who are dumber than dumb, and He must have known what he was doing.
Holy Smoke, without stupid people, the gifted individuals of the world could not shine, or set an example, or contribute to known information by way of new discoveries.
Yes, on a continuum of intelligence ratings, society needs a few “challenged” people. They keep some of us humble, when our attempts to reason with them, or explain to them, are met with stubborn ignorance.
So, here’s a toast to all the really dumb clods of the world. It would not be nice to fling monkey pooh at them, although it sometimes is a temptation.
Yours,
Patricia Cummings in New Hampshire, pondering the world, as usual.
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