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Vexation At Self Regarding Avoidable Altercation

Vexation at self - regarding avoidable altercation... Today May 12th, 2021 at Royersford (Pennsylvania) LIDL, when spouse stepped into checkout line (minus her horse drawn grocery cart - pushed courtesy yours truly). While passively standing stock still I (think Stonewall Jackson) let scenario unfold before mine myopic eyes, whereby acquiescing nonverbally attempting to scooch closer to conveyor belt subsequently attempting to maneuver shopping cart in front of another patron (an older man) with small number of items in his cart, who became irate at me. He appeared angered at his thwarted (senior) priority, especially when mine wife gave him few choice words. All that learning regarding learning conflict resolution (years gone by) taught by the late therapist Jean Dole ineluctably escaped me. I smart with disappointment not offering aforementioned aggravated fellow shopper right of way proceeding ahead of us (initiating at least one daily random act of kindness). Figurative astringent aftertaste left in mouth cuz laudable good samaritan deed chased away, thus one generic bloke felt he disgraced his credo and ethos that laced behaviorist paradigm shouldering virtuous lofty aspirations as upholding saintiless gone to waste. Nevertheless foo fighting beastie boy attains exhibiting motto viz - doing right by doing good. Since birth and every subsequent growing up year until earth around sun orbitz equalled lxii plus some months gradual aging upon this body electric didst wear major organs as personal choices made to veer toward folkloric, generic holistic living social societal, theoretical fabric minimally didst tear which family of origin constituent part (nurture) nsync verses with nature (genetics) steeped with ethos to share with parents, row mans, siblings, (now offspring), et cetera superfluity sans abundance, or paucity per cornucopia rear neither former plentifulness, nor latter scarcity respectively predictable asper being dynamic versus static such yield based, linkedin, and predicated on a gamut how fate didst wield one record breaking catch of the century, and sealed fickle non butterfinger Swedish Fish Ma PHEAA filleted famed schooled Redmond Efficiency Academy top of the class for each grade, whence analogous viz zit hid had dock pier fickle lee hooray randomly cast piscine line reeled inlaid hallowed sea man tricked treat once the providence, which belief informed lifelike sculpted, Idolized carved likeness revealed from precious metal or jade unseen creator mortals prayed some examples being handily accorded mechanistic multi-deistic such as Manichaeism, Mithraism, Muslim, et cetera belief, credo, divine entity man made attempting cosmic explanations grandly incorporating limitless mysteries splashed throughout universe visually displayed decrees ordained requiring unbridled zeal only the dead privy to espy secret seventh seal hence ne'er did plentiful spirits reveal themselves as flesh and blood, nonetheless, despite lack of sects ap peal fervent humility, integrity, magnanimity... prayers preceded before each meal or any exploitative endeavor, especially those which did heal instilling positive influences to hopefully sway sought after immortal deal, and ethos, figuratively drilled into arboreal predecessors minds of highest saint seeking achievers and/ or hardcore faithful devout believers who oft morphed into zombie thrashing maniacs seized cleavers a yen to revile against heretics, not moost ideal to breed largesse, whence possessed by fevers toward simple axe of pious, who indulgently pulled levers no matter feigned actions hash tagged reciprocating masquerade i.e. facade, charade afraid but, nevertheless a Good Samaritan renegade.

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