I believe in some parts of the world this is called bull. Perhaps it’s my age but it seems to be reaching epidemic proportions.
I suspect that occasionally we are all guilty of exaggeration and wool pulling to a certain extent but many people just seem to be totally unaware that what they are saying and I assume thinking, is completely meaningless.
The waiter who says he’ll be straight back and isn’t, the builder who says it’ll cost so-and-so and it’ll only take two days to do [three weeks later the bill requires a mortgage – but at least the light bulb has been changed]. These discrepancies I expect and can even understand.
It’s the people I know who spout every reason under the sun why they didn’t do, indeed couldn’t do so-and-so because of this or that or the other, when basically it’s because they are they are lazy, disorganised, selfish or completely stupid that I find hard to accept.
I’ve seen relationships go by the board, projects never completed, dreams never realised and people who are less than honest, mainly with themselves, when they come up with the reasons for these failures.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with failing – it’s disappointing, irritating, devastating, funny, boring, depressing, inspirational etc. but don’t bullshit yourself or other people – it’s pathetic.
[I, of course, am perfect. I’ve always said I’m useless and I am – just ask the terrible Goddess] (Yup. Lo,TG Ed)
