Putting Ketchup in My Coffee...

Seems that in today’s society it is the norm to tell others what “they” need to do. How “they” need to act. What “they” need to eat. How “they” need to dress and of course who “they” should love. We even want to tell them how and who “they” should worship. We seem to constantly believe it is our duty to monitor how every other person is to live their lives.

I have a simple way of living. If I want to put ketchup in my coffee, that is my business. Your business is not to stop me from putting ketchup in my coffee and my business is not to force you to put ketchup in your coffee. It is that simple.

Now we can have a discussion about the pros and cons of putting ketchup in coffee. You can even think that it is revolting and that you would never ever think of doing such a thing and that’s OK.

The key here is that when someone does something that only really affects them, then it really is none of anyone else’s business. I know you are going to say that it is your business if they are trying to push it in your face and forcing you to see what they are doing. To a degree you may have a point. I have seen the way some people leave their house, and I wonder whether they have a mirror or not.

When it comes down to it, even if something is repulsive to me, does not give me the right to stop it from happening. We as humans are made up of OOHS and YA BUTS. Every time we see something or someone that looks, acts or eats differently than we do, we get that strange look on our faces and say OOH.

Do you know that in Australia they have spaghetti and toast on the menu for breakfast. So, you see some people’s OOHS may be other people’s AWS.

As for the YA BUTS, stop and listen to others and how they react.

I like your hair, YA BUT it’s not the way I like it.

I like that new dress you have on. YA BUT it’s a really old dress.

What a great sunny day it is today. YA BUT they say it’s going to rain tomorrow.

Putting ketchup in your coffee may be something you would never ever think of doing. Then again you may never have tried it and that’s OK too. But the problem is to outright condemn it when in fact it really does not affect you.

What’s the lesson here? If whatever the other person is doing does not actually impede your ability to exists, then it’s really none of your business. Just don’t put the ketchup in your coffee…it is a simple as that.