People are so frustrating!!!!!

I really dislike it when people ASSUME things and hate it when they feel that their assumptions mean they know better than other people; resulting the person rubbing their assumptions and attitude in other people's faces. (Wow that was a really long wordy sentence... can you tell I am venting).

I know that reality is that we all assume things in our lives. Our minds tend to pull up the closest thing that it can recognize and link objects together. If I said I was thinking about a flying cow some may assume that it was the one that jumped over the moon or that the cow had wings (most likely they would assume I need to check on my meds). Well what if I was reliving the scene from Twister with the cow flying due to the tornado. Don't assume that we know what something is because of first comes to mind.

In fact, today at work another officer gave a great example. He talked about when he used give presentations and speeches to classes he would begin with an example. "You are a detective, you arrive at the scene to find Mary dead on the floor, John asleep on the couch, and water on the floor." He then instructs the people to ask him questions but they can only be answered yes or no. So I asked, did John kill Mary? Yes, he caused her death. Is John intoxicated? No. Is there a weapon arround the scene? No. Did Mary hit her head? No. Is Mary's cause of death natural? No. ect.......

We finally giving up he tells me that Mary is a goldfish and John is a cat. John jumped on the table which caused the fish bowl to fall on the ground and Mary to spill out. She died due to the air and John took a cat nap. Now, as did everyone before me, I ASSUMED that Mary and John were people. I was jumping to a conclusion before I even knew the facts. We tend to do that and label things. (I also assumed that John was a drunk because he was found asleep).

I now have people that assume that they know what certain book, movies, and so forth are. They are condeming them before they even know the facts. I guess the thing that really frustrates me is that they then take this ASSUMPTION and get in other people's faces about what they are watching or reading. I have no problem with people who have a different line of conscience and do not want to watch, read, listen, ect to certain things. However, do not jump me or my friends because of how you feel. Even things that I hear negative things about (such as one movie that I did not want to see but it was a kid's movie) I research various, not just one, websites and blurbs to figure it out. At least then later I can give solid reasons... not assumptions, on why I don't want my kids or myself to see the movie. Even then I am not going to throw a hissy fit if others own it or like it as well.

We were all created with free will. This is not to say that we can do whatever we want and never face consequences. Rather, this means that when things come to principle, not biblical law, we have our conscience to guide us. We each answer for our decisions. There are consequences (good and bad) for our actions, but it is not up to others to impose what they feel those consequences are or will be. It is one thing to tell people how you personnally feel or view things and quite another to tell them they are bad or ungodly for doing them. I guess I want to say that these people need to be careful about pointing fingers and realize that there may be a rafter in their eyes where they see a straw in others. Maybe my rafter is when other assume I get upset... ut oh.

Can't we all just try to support each other with love when things around us are so tough. Pray for each other not tear each other down. Just my rant and frustrations for the day (or a few weeks if you count other people making snide comments lately).