OT: The Complainers
Over the last couple of months it has been made painfully obvious to me that we have become a nation (perhaps a world) of complainers. At first I thought perhaps it was just teenagers, being as I’m a high school teacher. However, it’s not. It’s society. I often joke to my students that they would find something to complain about if I announced we would never open a book or learn again (as they mostly complain about what we are learning in class). I let them watch a movie that they voted on as a class. They complain that they hate watching movies on my projection screen (our only option). I turned the AC off because they complained they were too cold. Now they’re too hot. Is it second nature to complain or have we crept into this society of complaints?
How come we just can’t suck it up and make the best of what we’re dealt? In society, someone wins the lottery, choses how the money is given to them (lump sum or payout), and they complain about how much attention they are getting or how the money isn’t enough. Standing in the checkout line, we complain that the line is too long. When we are lucky enough to get the express lane, we complain that the cashier was too slow/fast/quiet/etc. If we finally are able to purchase the pair of shoes that we’ve been saving for and wanting for what seems like a millenium, we complain when they go on sale.
We complain and complain and complain, mostly about things that are beyond our control or anyone else’s control – things that can’t be changed, things that we should just suck up and deal with. We should shut up and move on. Why is it so difficult to just deal with things and make the best of our situations?
