Friday, March 2, 2012

Contentment

Today, I had a conversation with a coworker that caused me some frustration.  He made the comment about the town that I live in as being one that he and his wife had no desire to live because of the mass amounts of sexual predators.  I asked him if either he or his wife ever lived in Magna.  He of course, said no.  I asked him how he knew that it is such a horrible place to live.  He said that a site on the internet ranked it high in this category.
I will be the first to say that Magna is not the top choice for everyone to want to live.  I must say that I thoroughly enjoy the community we are a part of and the joy it is to make a positive impact on it.  We enjoy the many associations we have with the people of this community.
I learned a valuable lesson today.  I should never be guilty of talking negatively about the place that someone lives. 
I was not offended by his ignorance but I was frustrated by his lack of maturity to look into and find out about a place before making an affirmative statement.
Every town or city has its positive and negative.  I believe that the experience somebody has, in a particular place, is dependant upon what they invest.
I believe that looking at something with a positive pair of glasses is the better way.
I want to be a positive thinker and I want people around me to know that is the way I feel.

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