Hello one and all,
Before I say anything I just want to say that what I am going to post here is simply my opinions and experiences, while I welcome all your comments and points of view, on what could potentially be a touchy subject, I do ask that we please keep this discussion civilized, I wouldn’t like anyone to get insulted or offended.
If I am posting this in the wrong place, I apologize and please feel free to move it accordingly.
So the other day in between classes I went to get a bite to eat at this mall near my university. As I was enjoying my lunch and minding my own business, this acquaintance of mine spots me, and while I was hoping he would continue on his way (because I could sense the discussion we were going to have), spots me and takes a seat at my table.
Before I go on here, let me give you guys some background info on this “acquaintance” (lets call him Farzy) and myself so you know what’s what. He is 21 years old and I am 23 we both go to the same university, he studies commerce and I, psychology. And I have known him for about 5 years, we both worked at Tim Hortons (a donut shop for those who don’t know) from mid 2003 up to January 2006. This dude was born a Muslim, but never cared about his religion, until about 2 years ago when as he put it “saw the error of his ways” and converted to Christianity. He is very into Bush (if you heard him speak of Bush you would think he is talking about God), for the war in Iraq, and very religious, while I on the other hand am against the war, not a fan of Bush and I believe in science mainly.
Kudos if you guys read this far.
So back to my story….
While eating lunch we are chit chatting about random stuff, so far so good. I bring up the fact that he has been working at Tim Hortons for 8 years, and how it’s the only job he ever had (which his mom got for him) and how especially now that he is in university, pursuing a degree in business and commerce of all things, he should think about adding more things to his resume and leaving the donut shop and how employers will look at stuff like this and so on. But, his mind is made up and he tells me that for the foreseeable future he is not going anywhere and how it’s his point of view that he should keep this job. So I accept and respect that reply and drop the subject.
After finishing our meals we are heading back to campus, when suddenly the part I have been dreading and hoping wouldn’t come, comes. He tells me,
“Anthony, I am going bring you back to your faith”
to which I reply something along the lines of,
“No thanks, I have my beliefs and I am comfortable with them”
But he keeps going on and on and preaching his views to me and insisting how his are correct
He then says
“How can you support Obama? How can you think that a sinful act like homosexuality is ok? The war in Iraq is the best thing that could happen” and so on
I tried telling him,
“Look, this is my point of view, don’t you find it a bit hypocritical, how when I was telling you how you might want to look for a new job, and how you said those were your views, I accepted it and shut my mouth”
To which he replies:
“You’re the hypocrite for believing in this and that”
All while still forcing his views on me (by this point I’m starting to get pretty damn annoyed), to which I react by telling him very bluntly something along the lines of:
“Get your head of your ass, and start living in the real world”
And then I head on to my next class and we part ways.
The following day on MSN he tells me how rude and offensive I was to him for what I told him the previous day, and then to this I basically tell him to grow a pair and deal with it because the world is basically a pretty shitty place, and how important it is to be at least somewhat tough, he replies,
“How can you say this, I am a very sensitive person”
I then tell him how I did not appreciate how he was forcing his views on to me, telling me mine were wrong and his were right and not even letting me get a in a word in, to that he replies,
“But Anthony, you have always been so kind to me, I just wanted to repay you by making you see the light, and I wasn’t forcing my views I was just preaching”
And this is where our conversation ends.
Now lets get one thing straight I don’t mind what so ever people who have different opinions than mine, in fact I welcome it, there are few things more intellectually stimulating than a nice debate and hearing what other people think on certain subjects. However, these kinds of people annoy the crap out of me, those who force and preach their views on people, don’t listen to others and interrupt people when they are trying to defend their points.
Of course this guy is a special case, believe you me, he has never done anything on his own, even making his schedule for school, his mom would do that for him, and on his facebook page his status is very bizarre, it reads:
"We are moving towards a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego."
What are your thoughts on all this, go ahead don’t be shy.
Thanks for reading
Something that happended to me. Would like your opinion. 
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