Two Types of People
Copyright © August 2, 2024 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.
Introduction
There are thousands of different ways that people could be classified, such as by gender, age, education, religion, occupation, political beliefs, financial status, and so on.
If people are classified based on their age then any of the following methods could be used:
- Young or old.
- Children, teenagers, young adults, middle age adults, or senior citizens.
- In 10 year age groups, such as: 0 to 10 years old, 11 to 20 years old, 21 to 30 years old, 31 to 40 years old, and so on.
In other words, after a specific variable (such as age) has been selected then there are a variety of different ways to segment people into groups based on that one variable.
With the above in mind, this article will classify people into two very broad categories as follows:
- People who believe they are almost perfect and who are rarely able to discover any way in which they can improve themselves.
- People who know they are not almost perfect and who will listen to advice and who will carefully consider that advice before they make a decision whether or not they will modify their future behavior based on that advice.
The remainder of this article may be of some practical value to a few of the people who are in the above second group of people.
Discussion
At the current time I am 75 years old.
When I was young the following "time honored sayings" were considered to be really good advice.
- Don't cry over spilled milk. Milk that had been spilled on the ground or on the floor is ruined (lost). And there is no reason to spend any time crying about it because crying won't help. Instead you should consider how the accident happened and then try to avoid that type of accident in the future.
- A penny saved is a penny earned. If you put a penny into a piggy bank then you have saved that penny and you have not spent it. As the number of pennies in your piggy bank increases then one day in the future you may be able to purchase something of real value that will last a very, very long time. (Note: In the 1950s in the USA some things could be purchased for a penny. And some things were priced two for a penny. And some things were priced three for a penny.)
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Don't give up something that is already in your possession for something that may or may not materialize at some time in the future. In this example there would be twice as much of the future item (two birds) as the current item (one item). This type of potential gain can be very challenging to resist but a smart person will learn to be content with what they already have and they will not be deceived by "visions" of what "might" happen in the future.
- If you can't say something nice about somebody, then don't say anything at all. It is okay to say nice things about another person but you should think very carefully before you say something bad about another person.
My opinion is that it is natural for people to want to say bad things about other people because those bad comments decrease the reputation of the other person. And this helps someone elevate their own opinion about themselves in comparison to the other person.
Unfortunately in the twenty-first century a lot of what we read and hear is simply not true. In addition to the avalanche of fabricated lies that are being told in many major newspapers, magazines, and on television, lies are also being propagated on internet websites and on YouTube. Therefore each one of us should be very careful about what we chose to believe and on what we say to others.
Sometimes it may be necessary for us to tell a friend of family member something bad about another person in order to help protect our friend or family member from being deceived or injured by that other person.
But if almost everything that we say is negative, then it might be a good idea for us to stop and think very carefully in the future before we say something bad about another person.
In the Holy Bible Jesus Christ said the following:
Matthew 12:34-37 (New International Version)
34 "You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
Conclusion
Twenty years ago I wrote a poem about the above and if you wish then you can read the poem by clicking on: "Bully."
May God Bless,
Grandpappy.
Grandpappy's e-mail address is: RobertWayneAtkins@hotmail.com