I was searching for a legal form online today, and misread something as "Affidavit of Indignancy." I wish it were true; I could really use this. Think of the catharsis if you could officially file your annoyance about those stupid little things, like the new washers in my building that cost 50 cents more but are smaller than the old ones. Those washers make me a little less sane every week as I grimly try to cram all my sweaters in.
Think of all those people that seem permanently on edge, always ready to pop about expired coupons, slow left turners, and the like - haven't you been one of those people, sometime in your life? Wouldn't it help if there were an agency somewhere funded to pay attention to those slights and bothers? Wouldn't it help just to hear someone say, "My, that is vexing. Please know that your Indignancy Is On Record."
Also, today my workplace is having their Halloween party. They always have all their parties on Fridays, but there is one - just one - person who attends the program whose favorite holiday is Halloween, and since last year he has stopped coming in on Fridays. So someone mentioned that in a meeting, and everyone agreed to change the date of the party, just like that, no resistance, because of course you should make sure that people get to do their favorite things. Maybe this is not very exceptional but I haven't seen much of it lately, and I think more of the world should work like this. Surely it can't be that hard to give some weight to the small travails and the favorite things.
Posted by hilatron at October 28, 2004 10:40 AM | TrackBack