I like irony.
Literary irony, situational irony, linguistic irony... I like it just about every way I get it.
And you probably know the old saying, "Revenge is a dish best served cold?" Well, here's a little twist on that: "Irony is a delicious dish however it's served."
But tonight I am pondering a not-so-delicioius irony: the hypocrisy of humanity.
I've seen several things lately that gave me cause to pause & ponder, but tonight took the cake (since I'm using all the eating analogies... I'm not hungry, I promise!).
I was sitting next to my wife, minding my own business, when I noticed that she was slogging through a "fun" (irony intended there) facebook conversation with someone who... Well... Let's just say the irony was as thick as pea soup (there I go with food again!)
As I watched her get increasingly frustrated, a thought occurred to me:
"Why is it that some people claim to be 'friends', but treat you like an enemy?"
She put it quite nicely: "YOU asked ME to be your friend... But you obviously don't consider me one."
No emotion. No drama. (I would've LOADED that with drama, but not Jen!) No hyperbole.
Just a statement of fact so blunt that if it were a knife it wouldn't cut warm butter.
Then I thought a little more...
"Why is it that some people preach tolerance, but only tolerate people who agree with them?"
Isn't that...
Dare I say it?...
Intolerant?
Maybe it's just me, but I find both of those realities ironic.
But NOT in the way I like it.
Maybe you know exactly what I mean?
Realistically, I'm probably just as guilty as everyone else (probably more) when it comes to this issue.
Oh, wai...! Just got word of another situation...
Oh, how fun!
How delicious!!
How ironic!!!
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