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The Object Of My Indignation

I know as a ‘reasonable’ human being that It is ok to feel annoyed, indignant, disgusted etc. Also I know it’s ok for me to express these feelings, so long as my intentions are right, that is, I don’t wish to hurt anyone. But, if by my complaining I cause offense to any person, I can say.........

1/ Forgive me please, if you took this personally and are an innocent victim of my outrage.

2/ Forgive me please, for my outburst, but I’m happy you are going to listen to me and do something about it.

3/Forgive me please, because I know what I’m saying is falling on deaf ears, and the energy I have wasted expressing outrage would have been better served doing something else.

That established, I will move on to the object of my indignation.....officiousness, or more aptly officious behaviour. So, clearly it is the behaviour and not the individual who is ‘getting my back up’........well, I’m desperately trying to see it that way, but failing abysmally.

Right now I feel like launching a personal crusade against officiousness. So, lacking the necessary manpower, skills, know-how, courage and all the rest, I will forget my wise, not so old, English teacher’s advice from years ago, ’’Remember girls, whatever you commit to paper with a pen, you can never take back’’, and I will rant.

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