One of the mentality in human thinking is that an individual has to earn the right to do or have whatever it is they want in life. They have to earn the right to have a house, have a car, get a promotion, even to have an opinion.
But what exactly does it mean when you hear the words, "you have to earn the right"? Does someone give these rights to you? Do you have to work at something, whatever it is you want to have so that you can have every right to it? Will no one then get on your case, and be "all over your face" since you earned the right?
This way of thinking is from almost every culture, from my observation and what I've experienced, the people who usually speak (and think) this way or those who have already gotten to a point in their own lives where they are 'beyond' whatever it is this other "person" is trying to get to. They've already done all the work, put in their time, earned their dues. So that means they can have the big house, bling car, and all of the accouterments and the bragging rights or "status" they are entitled to! Which means that anyone who is a "new-comer" cannot just be at the level they're at. Oh no! They "have to earn the right", "pay their dues", "start at the bottom" and work their way up to the top of the ladder, where the person before them is!
They cannot just "jump in" and start at the top. They have to earn the right to be there! If they don't, that means that they're a freeloader! Does it? Do people really think this way? Unfortunately, there are people who feel that anyone who doesn't work hard, who doesn't make the effort to do anything at all, are freeloaders and they don't deserve to have anything! My question to you is this dear reader. How do you know that this person is a freeloader? Or that they are lazy? Or that they don't make any effort to make themselves or their lives better? How do you know? You really don't know this for sure! You don't know what other people go through because you are not living with them. You're not in their lives. You just see what you witness on the outside; at the supermarket, at the bank, at the fast food joint, at the traffic light; anywhere where these so called freeloaders are. You don't know anything about them, you just assume! And you know what that usually gets you?!
Mental health is very important. The mentality of any individual can be very fragile, that makes them become who they are; they become what they do because of what their life is. Don't be so quick to judge, until you too have earned the right, to do so. Before you judge, first get to know the person, become a friend. If you don't want to become a friend, then volunteer your time. Then perhaps you can be of help rather than to dump your attitude all over someone who is trying to get to wherever it is you think they want to go!
But what exactly does it mean when you hear the words, "you have to earn the right"? Does someone give these rights to you? Do you have to work at something, whatever it is you want to have so that you can have every right to it? Will no one then get on your case, and be "all over your face" since you earned the right?
This way of thinking is from almost every culture, from my observation and what I've experienced, the people who usually speak (and think) this way or those who have already gotten to a point in their own lives where they are 'beyond' whatever it is this other "person" is trying to get to. They've already done all the work, put in their time, earned their dues. So that means they can have the big house, bling car, and all of the accouterments and the bragging rights or "status" they are entitled to! Which means that anyone who is a "new-comer" cannot just be at the level they're at. Oh no! They "have to earn the right", "pay their dues", "start at the bottom" and work their way up to the top of the ladder, where the person before them is!
They cannot just "jump in" and start at the top. They have to earn the right to be there! If they don't, that means that they're a freeloader! Does it? Do people really think this way? Unfortunately, there are people who feel that anyone who doesn't work hard, who doesn't make the effort to do anything at all, are freeloaders and they don't deserve to have anything! My question to you is this dear reader. How do you know that this person is a freeloader? Or that they are lazy? Or that they don't make any effort to make themselves or their lives better? How do you know? You really don't know this for sure! You don't know what other people go through because you are not living with them. You're not in their lives. You just see what you witness on the outside; at the supermarket, at the bank, at the fast food joint, at the traffic light; anywhere where these so called freeloaders are. You don't know anything about them, you just assume! And you know what that usually gets you?!
Mental health is very important. The mentality of any individual can be very fragile, that makes them become who they are; they become what they do because of what their life is. Don't be so quick to judge, until you too have earned the right, to do so. Before you judge, first get to know the person, become a friend. If you don't want to become a friend, then volunteer your time. Then perhaps you can be of help rather than to dump your attitude all over someone who is trying to get to wherever it is you think they want to go!
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