Close Encounters of the 4th Kind

Post written by Patrick D’Ambrosio.

For those of you who have seen the cherish Steven Spielberg movie you already know what the first second and third kind are.  I’m here to refer to you about the fourth kind… and sadly enough these beings are not currently not on another planet.  They are here, right now.  They’ve infiltrated our neighborhoods, they hold power in high offices of the land, they are hidden among those who teach our children and they serve you food on a nightly basis.  Be aware people… idiots walk among us.

Albert Einstein aptly states, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”  He was a pretty smart guy so I’m gonna trust him on that point.  I think about this because just recently I had an encounter of my own.  I don’t want to go into too much detail but recently I was asked by a third party to go help a person do a job that this person had no experience or talent in.  With the limited about of time I had to prepare I asked for advice, devised a plan, ran it over with people who have experience and then began to put it into action.

Then I heard the music… da DA da der dum…my encounter begun.  This individual began to make choices that interfered with my plan and was extremely illogical.  I was torn with the decision to either go along with what I saw was happening or assert authority over the situation.  Since it was not a tremendous trouble to go along with this, I did.  Which leads me to some tips you want to consider when you are dealing with idots.

You need to know that unless you have access to probe these individuals and twist some brain synapses you will not be able to change these people.  You can try to help them learn your ways but do not expect results, this will only cause more frustration on your part.  If you can ignore the problem, I’m saying you should do this if this person is not hurting you or others around you.  On that point I want to bring up proximity… try to avoid any chance you can to not be near idiots, or under them.  When you must be near them, take this opportunity to observe their behavior for amusement, this is a great way to relieve any stress that can accumulate by watching such alien behavior.

Never, never be rude to an idiot, there is no such reason for it.  Many idiots will not take it in a positive tone that will help the situation.  Some idiots will not understand you, its just the way it is.  You must keep this in mind, at times you must remember that you too will be an idiot in a foreign land.   Don’t think it will ever happen to you, that’s idiotic.

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