Everyone is Stupid

I think stating that "everyone is stupid" is a rhetorical comment, but it is this concept that usually gets me through the day. Don't get me wrong; I am just as stupid as everyone else. I surely don't feel that I am above doing stupid things. When I state "everyone is stupid", the emphasis is equally on "everyone" and "stupid".

Now my reason for this introspection has nothing to do with the stupid things people do, but more with understanding that people are, and will do stupid things. Understanding and accepting that everyone is stupid takes away the aggravation and frustration of trying to figure out how someone could be so stupid to do something stupid. Easy . . . they are stupid. The shock and awe of the situation will disappear quickly, allowing you to move on to more important things that you can change and deal with. The concept of trying to understand why someone is stupid is a complete and utter waste of time, because the number of reason why someone is stupid or has done something stupid equals the number of stars in the sky or the grains of sand in the desert. And trying to figure out which one reason caused someone to do the stupid thing in question is statistically impossible to figure out. Or more to the point . . . stupid.

I find that once I have reminded myself that "everyone is stupid" and that there is no use in getting upset by it; because everyone is stupid and I nor anyone else can change it, I move on to more important things. (That may be the best run on sentence I have every written in my life. It works in my head, but just rambles when written).

This is by no means an easy concept to master. Because as sure as people are stupid, they will find more interesting and confounded ways to do something even more stupid than the last stupid thing they did. You may be able to accept the stupidity of the situation but the outcome of the stupidity may be more than your mind can handle at one time. For this I usually require a crutch to get me through the stupidity until my mind can move on.

Did I mention I brew my own beer?