So, today I want to vent about words and phrases that I’m sick and tired of hearing. These thoughtlessly-uttered words have caused me to snap several times. Look, I realize that it’s all good. Look, I like to recognize the person who has done something without risk to himself but produced good for someone…he absolutely IS a hero. After all, he could have snapped and run away from the situation. Instead, he decided to do the good deed and pay it forward. If he hadn’t, we would have had to send our thoughts and prayers to the unfortunate person he ended up not helping. Some people think a hero is only someone who puts himself in danger to help another person; I think the guy who buys an ice cream for a crying child is a hero. But, as I say, it’s all good, and as far as the opinions of those others, I tell them that it is what it is. Absolutely.
So, look… as an old English teacher I’m writing this to educate you and give myself some much-needed closure. I expect no gratitude; I’m just paying it forward. And, of course, for all of you who are vocabulary-deficient, my thoughts and prayers are with you.