Stop being offended

Okay, listen [or read] carefully. You may be offended by this blog post. Here goes. 

If everyone who was offended by something was to speak up and get that something removed from existence, what would be left? If you were offended by this blog post and got it removed from existence, then it never would have been posted, and thus you could not have been offended. Duh. 

So, as we go through life, things are going to offend us. That doesn't mean they should be rubbed out just because they are offensive to you or your group. Sometimes, you just have to be offended. 

I'm offended by many politicians. Should they be removed from existence? No. I'm offended by the clothes some people wear. Should we take their clothes away?  No. I'm offended by signs, hair styles, comments, looks, emails, and the occasional facebook or blog post. 

Sometimes you just have to get over it and go do something positive. 

Try to help someone by understanding them and giving them the respect of listening. Stop being offended by life. It's a miserable existence.