the other day i read about a 16 year-old boy who was shot in an argument. he and another youth were at a subway station. the other youth left and came back with a gun. i read this and was fascinated by how easy it seems to get a guy, especially since new york city has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. i know, i know, this is the nation of 2nd amendment rights and so strictest gun laws may mean nothing, but i don't know anyone with a gun, if that counts.
anyhoo, i thought and i realised that i really cannot afford to get too angry. first of all, if i left in a huff, to go home and pick up a handy weapon to express said anger, i would be thinking, 'how angry am i really? am i prepared to stomp up the four flights to my apartment?'
even if i decided that i was that angry, by time i got up there, i probably would have huffed and puffed my anger away. i would need to sit down, take a deep breath and have a glass of water. after all that, who could still be upset?
well, say i was still angry. then i would need to hunt around for a weapon which, in my home would come down to my always-not-sharp-enough kitchen knives or my super-heavy, DIY work hammer. both large and inconvenient. i doubt i would get far too far down the street before someone tackled me to the ground.
makes more sense to smile and brush it off, huh?
4 comments:
LOL you're so funny with your 3 flight of stairs and not sharp enough kitchen knives and DIY hammer? lol and getting tackled down the street. I guess for others huffing/puffing followed by a glass of water is not enough but really touche on the smiling it off
Have a great week!
I find it alarming how easily people seem to blow up these days and to what lengths they go in the midst of their rage. I don't know...I just don't get it.
which just goes to show that elevators and escalators are the real reason behind gun violence!
hey prettylyf!
thanks! sometimes you do have to smile it off
i don't get it either carla. at the end of the day, is it worth it. when you look at the destruction and are sitting in your jail cell. was it worth it?
yep eks. someone needs to pay me for that study!
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