We’d all like to think that we’re kind, compassionate individuals overflowing with sympathy and possessing limitless patience. But the truth is, sometimes… people just get on our nerves. It’s okay to admit that you’ve been annoyed by someone. Nobody is perfect, and conflict with your fellow human beings is inevitable at some point (or several points if you’re especially terrible to be around… no judgement). When this does happen, it’s always best to take the high road. Turn the other cheek. Forgive and forget. When they go low, we go high. At least… that’s what we’re always told.
The truth is… that isn’t very satisfying, is it? Sure, it’s absolutely the right thing to do, but it doesn’t give us a lot of instant gratification, does it? In this day and age of social media where we can post something online and get a dopamine spike watching all those likes come immediately pouring in, being the bigger person doesn’t have the same rewarding feeling that it used to. And in this day and age of social media, it’s become much easier (and a heck of a lot more fun) to just be the absolute definition of petty…