Idiots

      Think of about all the things we do for being an idiot. Then you have to have the regret. 
      An idiot is below a moron and and imbecile. An idiot is a mentally deficient having intelligence in the lowest measurable range, being unable to guard against common dangers and incapable of learning connected speech. A blockhead. These are folks that were rated as not as bright as you are. 
      For the most part I realize that I am not as bright as I thought I am.I could also be described as obstinate and ornery. Two of my other virtues. Even being awarded a high IQ. I have done a lot of dumb and stupid things. Most people think that dumb and stupid are the same think. In my world I consider dump not knowing and stupid as knowing and not doing the right thing. So as an individual we can do both dumb and stupid things. Even when in reality we are not idiots. Although acting as one. Sometimes by being dumb (not knowing) or being stupid (knowing better but doing it anyway) we do things are just not that bright. 
     I think that as a society we are moving to be more like idiots. As as a race our skill sets have evolved a great deal. Maybe not for the better. We no longer are capable of providing our own food. Most of us that do not already have money trade our time and energy to earn cash to pay for food, shelter and other needs and wants. 
     As technology advances, we continue to more away from being able to survive and be social. Now we have our little smart phones and drift into our own little worlds. Not dealing with the outer world. Kind of like a pacifier you would give to a little baby. When I am having lunch in the break room everyone is sitting there in a catatonic state. But since everyone else is doing it, this have became the norm. If everyone else is jumping off a bridge, I guess you have to do so also. 
     When think about our attitudes of we have about different eras. Decades etc. You think of the American Civil War Era. How they dressed and wore their hair. You know the 1920s with the pin striped suits and flapper women. The 1930s and 1940s with men in suits, women with dresses, heels, hairstyles and hats. The 1960s and 1970s with mod and hippie styles. A return to classic styles in the 1980s and 1990s. Now you hardly ever see anyone dressed nice. Just frumpy at best. The snapshots of the current era will have all these sloppily dressed folks walking around with their heads bent down staring at something in their hand. What will people think in the future? 
     The rich are getting richer. The working poor, poorer. And still we act like idiots. People go out of their way to be an a**hole. When most of the time it would take less effort to just be nice. Why does everyone have to have a bad attitude. Why are people (even young people) sick and tired all the time? People go to the gym, but when they get to work they are tired and cannot do anything. Get your exercise at work. Novel idea. 
     The bottom line is we are not functioning well as a society. Is it because there are more takers than givers. As Rodney King said "Why can't we just get along?".  In the Civil War 630,000 soldiers died with countless thousands to "free the slaves". We are all in this mess called life together. Why do we need to belligerent? Why do we have to be mean to each other? Why do we not think and do your job efficiently and with a tad bit of enthusiasm? 
     I constantly have to tell people to do something. After a while you would have think that they have caught on. They have caught on alright. They have thought of every menial task to do preventing them from doing what needs to be done. Everyone wants to be a loafer. Again why not just think of what needs to be done and do it. Nothing upsets me more than a few workers standing around talking when a customer is wanting help. Then when I call someone to help them they just look at me as if I am some kind of monster. No one seems to want to do anything but pick the lowest fruit from the tree. The go to mentality that created the United States is dead. Why would you want to bother with a $10 an hour job when you can live better for free? 
     The more the population grows the more idiots we will have born. So if you are not an idiot already, try not to be one.