You Get What You Give!

I don't think I will ever understand human behavior.

Why do people think that they deserve to get treated better than they treat others?

Haven't these folks heard of the Cardinal Rule or the Ethic of Reciprocity?

Greek philosophers taught this many, many years ago.

"Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him," Pittacus says.
"Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing," Thales says.
"What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them," Sextus the Pythagorean says.
"Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others," Isocrates says.

The bible says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."

And then the man on the street says,"One favor deserves another." Or "you wash my back and I'll wash yours"

And schucks, parents tell kids, "keep your hands to yourself, but if he hits you again, you hit him back!"

It's easy to understand. In science, they say for every action, there is a reaction. Well, I think that's what they say. Science wasn't my best subject. But umm in writing classes it's called cause and effect.

So what the heck should happen after you call someone and tell them you are stranded and they say, "I am shooting pool with my father and best friend."

Ummm, ummm chello, "I'm just wondering if you can come get me and take me to my car because I have a situation...."

Voice on the other end says, "I am shooting pool with my father and best friend."

OK, now I've got to make sure that what I hear is what I think I heard. I'm rubbing my eyes 'cause I'm only wearing one contact. I'm blinking -- blink one, check, blink two, check, blink three, check. I'm reaching into my ears to make sure there is not a massive amount of wax that I missed that could be causing me not to hear things correctly. And then, shoot, I even bop myself on the head 'cause I thought I dozed off and was dreaming.

But I heard it right, so I say OK and get off the phone.

Let me provide a little background. This person thinks my conversation is great. He thinks I'm foxy. (Yea, hands in the air doing the happy dance.) We've been out a couple of times. And we're supposed to hook up this purrrr-tick-you-lure evening that I need a ride to my vehicle.

OK, my phone is ringing.

Shoot, I've batted my eyes a few times and turned on my female charm. I'm rollin' with some guy who didn't feel I was putting him out by giving me a lift to my roller.

Ummm what! What?!! Ummm, what? Aren't you shooting pool? I look at the phone and say. The guy giving me a ride chuckles and nods his head in agreement.

So what did this teach DJ (Darlene Jeter) Stranded?

One monkey don't stop no show.
If you miss one bus, catch the next.
Everything happens for a reason.
A person can show you better than they tell you.

And oh yea, you get what you give! -- NEXXXXXXT!!