Gordaen’s Blog

Some things in life are worth a little bit of analysis, for instance, the difference between what is considered thoughtful and what is considered mean. It’s “thoughtful” to rip some flowers out of the ground (or chop them at the stems or purchase them pre-killed) to give to your girlfriend. Don’t ask me why destroying something beautiful is thoughtful. It would be like smashing a Ferrari and giving the scraps to a boyfriend, but that’s mean. Similarly, it’s mean to wake someone up early, even if that person is sleeping too much or really should get more done during the day.

Here’s a few more to get you thinking:

T: Buying someone a birthday present
M: Reminding an older person it is his/her birthday

T: Offering to pick up a heart-clogging, fast food cheeseburger for someone
M: Suggesting someone starts exercising more to improve his/her health

T: Telling someone who looks bad that s/he looks good
M: Telling someone who stinks that s/he stinks

T: Telling someone s/he is smart for doing a simple task
M: Telling someone s/he “isn’t the smartest person in the world”

I guess people don’t want the tools to make things better. They want the tools to deceive themselves into thinking things are better.