Saturday, January 23, 2010

Becoming what you... dislike

In the heading i wanted to use the word hate. But that would be too powerful a word.

The other day i said "They can't do that! Not to MY house!"

At the time, my wife and i were driving past the home i grew up in (which my parents sold a few weeks ago), that is now lived in by "other strangers."

And they had parked their car on the front lawn.

OUTRAGEOUS.

RIDICULOUS.

Near BLASPHEMOUS!

It would NEVER have happened back in my day.

But, it's their home now, not mine.

And, for an instant i identified with the (normally older) folks that you encounter at churches who are resistant to change. Oh how i... dislike... them at those moments.

At least i can identify with them a bit better now.

3 comments:

Claire said...

or college students who whinge and complain about the new first years who are coming into THEIR college :P

Graham said...

Hey!

MY college didn't need new buildings. Or grass in place of the dustbowl carpark. Or a replacement for the septic tank. Or more staff. Or any... so called... "improvements" to "reach and train" more people, more effectively.

Claire said...

Ha.
Thanks for proving my point and yours.
Easy.