I have heard it said many times the pen is mightier then the sward. Well I am about to put that theory to the test. Right now I am so angry I could punch my fist through a wall or maybe my neighbors face. But instead of doing either I thought I would write a blog to vent my feelings. I was over at another neighbors house. And the neighbor I am now angry at came in. They are both having some issues with people that I am not having issues with, and the owner of the house we were at I think understands my feelings on the issues, but the other neighbor tried to get me to put complaints in against neighbors I do not personally have any issues with. The fact of the matter is one of the people she wanted me to complain against has never been anything but respectful to me. I have heard rumors that he sells drugs. but I myself have never seen him doing it. I have no first hand knowledge of him doing anything illegal. If I had first hand knowledge of him doing something illegal that was bothering me I would have no problem calling the police and everyone that know me know I will as I have in the past. I however WILL NOT say I saw something I did not see, nor will I be drug into a lynch mob to try to get people evicted from their homes simply because people I hang out with think I should/
I myself have been the victim of people saying I did things I did not do so I know how it feels and I will not do it to someone else. I feel every mans own actions shout stand as proof of their character and not what someone else says about them. The human animal is swayed by their emotions and will let them color their actions. The woman actually said to me that if 3 of us got together maybe we could get these people out of here. My friend who's house we were at said that I would not do it. She knows me. Then the other woman said I should help out. IT WAS AT THAT POINT I SAW RED! but instead of going off and starting a fight in my friends house, I politely said to my friend I would see her later and I left and came home to vent my anger on this blog.
Her idea of helping out and my idea are very different.. To me helping out is to try to make the community a better place by setting a good example not by picking at someone simply because I do not like how they enjoy themselves. I try to help neighbors when I can. I pick up litter when I see it on the ground. I warn children to be careful if I see them doing something they can get hurt at. To me these things are helping out. For nearly a decade I was secretary of our residents council and we ran a food bank and had parties for the children on holidays. A church group was having an event for the children of the neighborhood last Saturday. I donated money to them I also went over and helped keep the floors dry as the children were playing in the sprinklers and were tracking water into the hall. When some of the ladies in the hall got hungry I went down to the bar b q on the playground and got them food and brought it back to them. All these things I think are helping out. I was so very angry at my neighbor for implying I do not help out that had I stayed in my friends house I would have caused her much stress because I would have told our neighbor off. I thought the best thing for me to do was just excuse myself, leave them to continue chatting ( and plotting against the people they were mad at ) in peace. That way my friend did not need to act as referee, and she and I can continue to be good friends. I feel this other neighbor owes me an apology though and if she does not give it to me I will just leave when she is around, but if she says sorry or something to let me know she did not mean it the way I took it I will forgive her. I always forgive people that apologize if they do me wrong.
I do not feel I am wrong to not seek to have people evicted that have done me not harm.
