yesterday i had an unfortunate encounter with someone whose ignorant reflections and opinions made me feel quite terrible. i wondered if his tirade came at the cost of his own loneliness and his need to bring others to his state of mind. but then i realized that his words were simply his ordinary. and whether he was actually trying to be offensive or not, he was sadly just being himself.
when i finally decided to not give in to his negativity, i recognized just how precious my own sense of ordinary had become and wouldn't compromise it for another's opposing words.