Many manual laborers are treated poorly by the newly rich. And let me state that there is nothing wrong with working with your hands, as human dexterity is one of the biggest reasons that we have been able to rise to the top of the food chain as a species, control our environment and remain here. But have you noticed that so many people have negative comments about those who are lesser achieved or have less money or lower status jobs? Why, I ask you, why?
Interesting, this line of questions and it is the poor treatment of folks that causes terrible repercussions. Indeed, I think this is what pushed the kid over the edge that shot up all the people a Virginia Tech. Some people are just mean and I know this from personal experience actually.
While building my business as a young man, I do recall washing cars and fleets of trucks for some 10-years and occasionally some so-in-so would treat me poorly and act like that. At first it bothered me, but eventually I surpassed all those folks, they were neither as smart or as hard working, you know America is the great leveling field, the best rise to the top, maybe not over night, but over the long haul.
And as far as this scenarios depicted in the young man’s video that he created before his shooting rampage on the Virginia Tech Campus, it is understandable that the young man was very upset. Of course, no one condones his actions. Sometimes professionals like doctors and lawyers, not all, just some, will treat manual laborers like dirt. This is totally unfortunate indeed.
Still, from their perspective, think how hard that doctor or lawyer had to work to get there? When that lawyer or doctor sees others not willing to put in the long hours of study or put up with being a broke student and to sacrifice to get ahead often eating top ramen, and macaroni and cheese or risk all those student loans without an guarantees; they might look down on the manual laborer. Even believe themselves to be better. It’s not right or wrong mind you, I am not making a judgment here, rather just putting all the perspectives out there.
Well you know that professional should be proud of his accomplishments, because he came a long way baby! But, he should not put others down, and if he or she does, those who are manual laborers should take those comments with a grain of salt because; “No one can tell you that you are worthless, against your will.” If you believe them, the issue would be with you and not them.
There are 10s of millions of Americans who are wealthy well beyond their needs from inheritance, often they feel superior, but that’s just silly, and if they really believe that then the problem is from within them not those they put down. It’s really too bad this happens out in society.
You know what I do, I talk to the bus drivers, truck drivers, garbage man, landscapers, car wash employees, butlers, door men, valets and you know what, most of them are more genuine than the big mouth at the Golf Club, and I’d trust them over the hot shot with less than ounce of integrity. Although, I can say this, there are plenty of good Americans that have made their money through hard work and taken up the challenge of America and come out ahead, I salute them.
If they feel superior, that’s fine, maybe they deserve it, and maybe they are. Of course, I have met very strong willed, articulate, self-confident elevator operators too, nice enough that I’d buy them a cup of coffee in fact and sit down for an hour long chat. And I can tell you this, I’d enjoy it much more than a professional parasite who puts others down too. So, think on that.
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