Like Preaching to the Choir.

I suppose there are other things I can complain about or find annoying, but don't you always hate it when someone, particularly a person of authority over you or whatnot, tells you to do something right when you're about to or are in the process or doing that such thing? Doesn't it make you want to stop what you're doing, just so you don't give that person the satisfaction that he/she told you what to do? Isn't even more annoying when you wind up doing it anyway, because it's something that needs to be done, or you really wanted to do said thing in the first place? Yeah, I hate that too.

I'd like to think I try to work at certain good habits, even if it means I sacrifice convenience. I don't necessarily try to make others follow suit, but I think it's great when others do. What I don't like is the practically intentional, downright inconsiderate actions that people do that goes against everything they were totally advocating a minute ago. Call it hyprocracy, I call it carelessness and laziness.

So when such a person mentions something to me to try to do better in some way that's really great but also very obvious, the ears of the smartass in me perks up a bit, and thinks to have a fun go at getting all "O RLY?" on that person. Except the smartassery completely backfires when that person becomes all preachy and starts lecturing about such things, as if I never would have known. And then my pride is hurt and I can't say anything, and I lose. Why? Because I'm a smartass, and sometimes, smartassery does not win. I can't very well set them straight and call him/her out, because that would be mean when the intention is there and good, even for that one moment.

And then a lesson is learned on your part, even though it's not you who's preaching to the choir. Maybe it's you who shouldn't feel you're better than others because those people may just err as all humans do?

I think I'm writing a whole lotta crazy right now. Maybe in the morning I will post a translation of what I meant.