All words that are commonly connected to common. And no, I didn't mean to do that whole play on words there. Those words though I believe are getting a bad wrap these days. See I believe that those sayings, were "coined" in a much different time. To place the word common in front of those words kind of meant these were all things that most people possessed.
As we have "evolved" as a country, and or a people, I believe these phrases are losing their meaning and luster. See common sense is something that most people believe, most people have. Wrong. Common courtesy is something most people should posses, example, open a door for someone, say thank you and so on. Common decency is simply not being a dick. Sorry, but that's how I view it.
So why do I bring this up? Again, the description of this blog says it all. I see a lot of crap while I drive through the day. Case in point. I watched as these three "common" practices were shattered within about 10 seconds today. While driving down a pretty busy street in the area, around lunch time, I noticed a set of flashers coming up behind me. Now, mind you, I'm on a 4 lane street, divided by a median. I am in the far left lane, as are the set of flashers (which ended up being an ambulance by the way) and in the far right lane, is a turn only, witch exits this road. I begin to merge all the way over to the right, as to get out of the way of said flashers. The car behind me does the same, as does most cars behind them. So far, so good.
So the ambulance passes, and I begin my return to the far left lane, in which I previously was stationed. At this point, the Jack wagon behind me, guns it, and as I see this, I cut back to the right as not to broad side him. And to follow suit, the cars behind him follow. Now, I'm stuck in the turn lane only because the A-hole that was behind me didn't give me any time to effectively get back into the position we were all in. No no, he HAD to get wherever he was going, much faster than I. Common courtesy and decency, are out the window, gone. The common sense kind of goes along with the other two, as if he would have used common sense, he would have known that had he not let me in, I would be stuck in a lane that I obviously was not intending to be in. And used no courtesy or decency to let me back in. But does it shock me, not at all.
I honestly think that the days we live in, right now, these phrases are dead. To use the word common, is like using the word average. To calculate average, there are highs, and lows, and the middle, is average, or common in this case. The sad thing is I don't believe there are any "highs" anymore of decency, courtesy, or sense. I feel like most people, maybe just in this area, live their life in the lows, and are fine with that. For the most part, people these days are rude, and have no care for their fellow people. This saddens me. But not because of this one guy. Its because instances like what happened today, are now too common; acting like an A-hole.
Are there exceptions? Of course there are. I feel like most of my friends and people I associate with, are good people, with good intentions, and good manners. But these people are not the norm, these are people who care about others. Could this guy have let me in, not trapping me, of course. Did he think about what he was doing to me? Not in the least. Did he go home tonight, and even second guess what he did? I can guarantee you he didn't. Did I? Sure did. So, guy in the say, the 07-08 black Honda Accord,with Virginia tags, I wish you well. Because you my friend are the common driver in the NOVA area, lacking any and all common courtesy, common decency, and the fact you didn't use your turn signal, makes me believe you have no common sense. I'll be back with your hammock of cake.
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