**Note: This was originally a Facebook post, but due to the amount of sharing and traffic it received, I decided to put it in the blog for those who didn't see it on Facebook.**
Thoughts on the current "I'm offended" culture we live in:
Just because you are offended doesn't mean you are right. Just because someone offended you doesn't mean they are wrong.
People who cannot control their emotions will always try to control the behavior of others. They typically use "I'm offended" as a way to control the actions of others.
People who are constantly offended, or get offended easily, have little to no self-control. They are ruled by their emotions and cannot control them, so they blame others for the way they are feeling. They've found that taking offense is the best way to control others and their opinions, and so they use it to shut down thoughtful discussion, dissenting views, or simply opinions they don't happen to like.
Being offended is a choice. If you see someone who is offended, you are looking at someone who CHOSE to be offended. Treat them accordingly.
If you are a person who is easily offended, don't be surprised if you have no friends. People don't like walking on eggshells, and if they sense that you are that kind of person, they will avoid you like the plague.
You know you have reached a new level of maturity when you are able to take no offense when none is intended. And 99% of the time, there was no offense intended.
Proverbs 29:11- "A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back."
Thoughts on the current "I'm offended" culture we live in:
Just because you are offended doesn't mean you are right. Just because someone offended you doesn't mean they are wrong.
People who cannot control their emotions will always try to control the behavior of others. They typically use "I'm offended" as a way to control the actions of others.
People who are constantly offended, or get offended easily, have little to no self-control. They are ruled by their emotions and cannot control them, so they blame others for the way they are feeling. They've found that taking offense is the best way to control others and their opinions, and so they use it to shut down thoughtful discussion, dissenting views, or simply opinions they don't happen to like.
Being offended is a choice. If you see someone who is offended, you are looking at someone who CHOSE to be offended. Treat them accordingly.
If you are a person who is easily offended, don't be surprised if you have no friends. People don't like walking on eggshells, and if they sense that you are that kind of person, they will avoid you like the plague.
You know you have reached a new level of maturity when you are able to take no offense when none is intended. And 99% of the time, there was no offense intended.
Proverbs 29:11- "A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back."
