Don’t Tolerate: Amputate!

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No, I won’t be discussing the ravages of gangrene on the human body, or complications due to diabetes. I’m talking about staying in a negative situation, whether at home, at work, in your circle of friends or in your love life, when you know darn well that this particular situation is driving you insane and killing you softly.

I’m talking about the most obnoxious human beings walking on God’s green earth, who suck the life out of people by being lazy, nasty, belligerent, ignorant, ungrateful, inconsiderate and downright useless to society. 

They are con artists who dupe people with their charm and manners long enough to capture someone’s heart and then reveal their true colours once the green card papers come in the mail.

They are conniving individuals who thrive on sabotaging a couple’s happiness by spreading vicious lies about them, calling them at the wee hours of the night, harassing them at work and sending libellous emails and text messages. 

They are thieves, who steal your joy whenever you find a new job, get a promotion, earn your degree, or buy that new car and keep reminding you how demanding that position is, how that company you work for has a horrible reputation, how that degree is absolutely useless because there aren’t any jobs available in that field, how that car is a gas-guzzler and you’ll spend your entire pay checks just filling up that tank.

They are megalomaniacs, who are deluded by their power and importance in the social stratosphere, ready to one-up anyone under any circumstances by blurting out random bits of “impressive” information about themselves, like how they spent $800 last week on the ugliest and most uncomfortable pair of shoes just to be the centre of attention at a friend’s baby shower.

They are parasites that mooch off their friends, only mingling with people who seem to be ballin’, hobnobbing with those who get the VIPs at the club, appearing like Waldo on every picture of major events posted on Facebook, but when you’re out having dinner, they always seem to be in the bathroom when the bill comes.

Why put up with these people? Can’t we just cut them off from your lives, move on and be happy? Why be friends with that dude who’s always scheming to find $500 “real quick” or with that chick who’d rather talk to her “guy” who can get her a driver’s license for cheap than to actually pass the driving test? Can you honestly say that you NEED these people in your life? Would your life be richer if they weren’t?

If you always hang out with that so-so friend, the one you hang out with for fun, but who you’d never in a million years confide yourself to because he or she’s known for their loose lips and backstabbing ways, asks yourself if it’s time to amputate that person out of your life.

I know it’s not that simple to amputate a husband or a wife out of your life, especially when there are kids involved and a mortgage to pay. But if you’re not married to that lazy bum or to that crazy chick, amputate ASAP. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been dating for 8 years or 8 months, if that person has a toxic attitude and usurps too much of your positive energy, staying in a relationship with them won’t do you a bit of good. If their lack of ambition (and resentment of your determination) hinders your personal growth, then why suffer any longer? Save yourself from a lifetime of misery.