What’s your reaction to people who:
- Think only about themselves
- Do things without regards to others
- Are simply inconsiderate
Do you become as irritated as I do?
This is one of my pet peeves.
CAUTION: INCONSIDERATE PEOPLE AT WORK
I’ve encountered inconsiderate people at various times in my life. Whenever and wherever I see them in action, one of my first thought is, they probably grew up without other siblings around them.
I find it very hard to believe that parents do not teach their children how to be considerate of others.
On the other hand, some people are very low on the empathy chart. It’s hard for them to think of others. Life is more about them than anyone else.
I’m being careful that I don’t use a broad stroke brush and make this a general rule for a one-child family. I know this is not true for all children who grew up by themselves.
However, I tend to see that kind of behavior from a person who didn’t have siblings that gave them a reason to be thinking of others on a regular basis.
FAMILY HOLDS A KEY
I’m from a family of six children. We had to constantly make allowance for the others in the family. When it comes to food, we had to think of everyone.
Don’t get me wrong. There are times when we or I wouldn’t be thinking of my siblings when it came to certain kinds of food or drink, especially when I was famished. Quenching my thirst and filling my stomach was more my concern.
Whenever that would happen whether it was I or my other siblings who behaved that way, our parents would make sure we learned our lesson. This could be in the form of a lecture, but most times it was through the “rod of correction.”
They wanted to make sure we realized that we were not the only one who might have been hungry or thirsty.
So from an early age, I learned to be considerate of others.
This has also been reinforced by my faith. I do my best to follow the teachings of Jesus that says, “do unto others as you would have them do to you” and “love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
There are other scriptural commands as well that makes a similar case.
Not everyone has had my experiences—a large family and a Christian point of reference.
I’ve had my share of seeing inconsiderate behaviors of others, in environments I’ve worked in or been in, over the years.
I HEARD THE THUD AND SAW HER …
Recently I was at the gym and I saw this lady who was using one of the exercise pieces of equipment, took the equipment, walked almost to the other side of the gym while doing a certain routine, and then dropped the equipment on the floor. I was thinking, surely she was just resting her hands.
But to my surprise and horror, she left the bar on the floor and walked away.
I was steaming inside.
Here it was that one of the reasons I came to the gym was to release some stress and now I’m seeing a behavior that stresses me out. I know I’m in control of this but as stated before, this is one of my pet peeves—inconsideration. Ugh!
I’ve seen others do the same thing by taking dumbbells off the rack, walk away with them and leave them ten miles away from where they are supposed to be. I know I’m exaggerating but you get the point. 😃
I watch as others come to the rack looking for a certain dumb-bell that some inconsiderate moron, took and left ten miles from where it is supposed to be. I hardly use descriptive terms like a moron to describe people, but these types deserve it. 😠😡
I remember seeing a couple do the same thing one day and I motion to them that they were forgetting something—the equipment they had just used. Thank God they were not resistant and simply took it back.
I’ve seen where some people get very nasty when they are called out for their inconsideration even when done in a nice way.
COURAGE ANYONE?
Sometimes it is simply the courage to gently remind these people that they have forgotten something. It may work and it may not but it’s worth the try rather than to get so worked up like I do sometimes.
If you are around people who are being inconsiderate today, with a loving, gentle and kind manner, help them see what they might not be seeing—an inconsiderate behavior. The world will love you for it. 😃
Let’s make the world a better place by being considerate and helping others do the same.
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