Noses in the Air

I'm not a great lover of certain personality traits. Angry people, Depressed people, and most especially, snobby people.

I positively cannot stand being around humans who believe themselves to be superior to those with less than them in their eyes.

Example: Knowing my brother Kurtis probably doesn't read my blog, I am going to use some of his friends in my example of snobs: The other day, two of his guy friends and two of his girl friends came over to our house. They were hanging out in the livingroom, trying to decide what it is they were going to do with their evening. While Kurt discussed this with 2 of them, one of the girls sat on the couch, looked over at one of her friends and mumbled, i have couches like these, but in my basement...gross...and her friend laughed. Unfortunately for miss princess, I was standing right behind her, and she noticed, looked at me, and then looked away, very embarassed.
One thought passed through my head: If you're too good to sit on my beat up old couch, then get the hell out of my house. I pretended I didn't hear her.

Many people believe the only thing that matters in life is acquiring more things, and making sure everyone around them knows how well off they are.

I have always been taught that nothing is worth more than self respect and treating others with unfailing kindness.

And that is exactly how I will continue to live, loving every moment I get to spend with the people around me, cherishing the memories of building a fort with Kurtis using those old couch cushions, and not reflecting on the fact that my couch looks old.