Mr. Wilson’s Outburst
By now, most of us have seen or at least heard about South Carolina Republican House of Representative Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s speech last night. No matter what your political beliefs are or where you stand on the health care reform issue, we can all agree that his outburst was inappropriate.
It seems like lately that adults have forgotten how to disagree. Whether in sports, politics or every day life, the new attitude seems to be “it is my way or the highway”. This “if I can’t get my way, I am going to take my toys and go home” attitude may be cute when you are 6 years old, but any older than that, it is just immature.
Everybody has disagreements. It is inevitable. How you handle them says just as much about you as the opinion you are defending. Being respectful of the other person or group, keeping the ultimate goal in mind, and a willingness to compromise will go a long way in resolving many issues.
Now, I concede that I may be looking at the world through rose colored glasses, but I have to believe that it can’t hurt to be more respectful to everyone around us.