Awaiting my doctor's appointment a few weeks ago...among a few others
in the reception area...a man sat with his daughter (about 8 years
old). Father was constantly rapt with his Cell Telephone, reading
and texting. Young daughter tried to converse with him ~ Dad was too
busy to respond to her. She tried 2 or 3 times to gain his attention
~ but 'No Way' did he have time for her. When, leaving her chair and
trying to pick up a magazine, he ordered, “SIT DOWN!”
To
what is our Society becoming?
Daily
occurrences are saddled with “me,
me,me and my CT”
.
Ignorance of signs denoting “DANGER” at the local waterfalls in our
escarpment areas...even ignorance of fencing...some visitors
choose not to obey.
I fully agree with fines levied against those who ignore the signs
(although to me the fine should be greater than $130.) In a few
letters to “Readers Write” daily in The Spec, I strongly endorse
that when rescues involving our skilled firemen and service people,
said persons should pay the full amount of the rescue costs incurred.
A recent bulletin from Niagara Falls, N.Y. reports:
Too
many on-river are getting too close to falls!
An American police marine unit that patrols the Upper Niagara River
says too many boaters and people on personal watercraft are getting
too close to the brink of Niagara Falls. People put their lives at
risk when they ignore buoys and warning signs on the river. This
summer there have been 10 incidents involving the venturing of
boaters into dangerous waters! Some were stopped near Goat Island
close to the brink.
Speed Limits on our highways are frequently ignored.
...and the list is endless!
Many
months ago, I wrote about
Road Rage...centered
around a women who passed me with excessive speed on the four-lane
Walkers Line near the QEW (2 lanes running in each direction).
Sharply, she cut in front of me, forcing me to stop! She had a BIG
BEEF about my driving interfering with her over-the-speed-limit she
was executing in rush hour. She was livid! Banging on my side
window, she angrily stated she was going to report me to the
police...copied down my licence plate number...and then returned
haughtily to her vehicle...she'd left her driver-side door open in
her haste to make accusations...of course, traffic had to slow down
to veer around her opened-door vehicle.
Are We Living in the Fast Lane of Today's Society?
Leaving farm life behind to further my education...moving to Toronto,
so many years ago, seemed that 'this' was the fast lane! What an
adjustment! Soon, it became 'the norm'! Yet, over the years where
I've lived and worked, I've seen many changes. Today's Society
alarms me! Technology may be the cause which to many of us is a big
change...and we endorse this while still keeping our life and family principles in
place.
Colloquials
Years ago, contractions were intoduced into our vocabulary as
shortcuts: you'd, isn't, where's, etc.
These past 2 years, new words were invented and now in usage: e.g.
adventus, brood patch, bug-eyes, Chi-town, garden apartment, Linus
blanket, scritch, spooge, throat sing...and numerous more.
A recent cartoon illustrated 'Teenager Language':
Buh...ull...tex'ya...and
so many other words understood by them.
“A
World of Their Own” reminds me of their communication.
Often I see teens hanging out near malls, parks...and fill their idle
time
with other 'techies'...There are jobs available (however few of
interest to them).
Community Services welcome assistance for those in need
and I'm certain that during the school year, these rendered services
give students 'credits' toward their year's achievement!
Donna Clarini from Hamilton states and offers a solution: “All the
problems with young people today stem from not serving in compulsory
military service. Discipline, hard work and respect are missing”.
.A Beef of mine is the usage of 'Alphabet and Numerals':
The alphabet are letters from a, b, c, to z;
The numerals are 0 (zero), 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
You have heard of the “400 series of highways” in Ontario..in
referencing them:
the
400 is easy; and the 401 is
not
4 oh 1, the 403 is not 4 O 3, nor is 4O7 correct!
They
should be: Four Zero
One...Four Zero
Three...and Four Zero 7
Most Ontarions get these wrong!
In
watching sports games, half of the announcers calling the game(s)
will get it right (using baseball as an example)...3 Balls and Zero
strikes...yet others state, re the count of 'balls and strikes'
against batters: 2
and O.
Even Dr. Phil gets it correct! Why are Canadians so lazy???
Because, like sheep, we follow others who err!
Positives and Negatives
Your positive actions combined with positive thinking results in
success.
(Jenn Proske)
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a
positive one.
(Hans Selye)
The Smart Ass
One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried
piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old...and the well needed to be
covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They
grabbed shovels and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first,
the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. To
everyone's amazement, he quieted down.
A few shovels later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was
astonished at what he saw! With each shovel of dirt that hit his
back, the donkey was doing something amazing....he would shake it off
and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel
dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off...and take a step
up. Pretty soon, everyone was stunned with amazement as the donkey
stepped up over the well ledge and happily trotted off!
Life
is going to shovel dirt on you...all kinds of dirt. The trick to
getting out of the well is to
'shake it off and take a step up.' Each
of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest
wells just by not stooping...never giving up! Shake it off...and
take a step up!
The donkey, later came back and bit the farmer who had tried to bury
him.
The gash from the bite infected and the farmer eventually died in
agony from septic shock.
MORAL: When you do something wrong, and try to cover your ass,
it always comes back to bite you
(Thank you, Tom for submitting the foregoing parable)
Written by Merle Baird-Kerr...August 11, 2017
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