crazy people.....

there are all sorts of crazy people in this world.... there are those...who make us laugh...uncontrollably...there are those...who must explore extreme risks.... there are those... who are clinically diagnosed as completely out of their minds.... some safe...some harmless...but crazy nevertheless.... then there are those...who are deeply disturbed...and just flat out angry... creating situations... which are quite unpleasant... and the saddest of all are the people who at one time enjoyed being alive and due to some horrible life experience has left them so scarred they have become irrational...erratic and seemingly dangerous...this list could go on and on...however within this list are people i am well acquainted with....
yesterday...i mentioned the angry woman who became completely irrational and childlike when i stood up from the table....in order to acknowledge my friend who was waiting on me to join her....
upon sharing with a few close friends this experience...their first response came as a surprise... "was she drunk?" not sure whether she was or not....pausing...for a moment then replying...."i don't know...i don't think so...but who knows"
i suppose some things are better left alone.... however growing up as the peace maker in my family... it's not my initial response to walk away... over the years i have learned ...to give myself a day or two to absorb....what had happened... then decide whether or not... it's worth my time to address.... in the case... i felt it was...so the day after... i sent her a very nice message... via email... since i had no other way of reaching her... she didn't bother to read it... as stated in her response...and began calling me names... rude....self absorbed... diluted and insane... she went on to say... other things that were rather disturbing....not to mention she posted public notes using my name....which were...well let's say...equally as disturbing and childish... keep in mind this woman is 27.... however... if this shit would have come from someone i had respect for...or a close friend...it might have cut me... but considering the source... her verbal abuse had very little impact...
i'm still rather confused by this whole experience... luckily there were several people who witnessed her behavior...all having the same response as myself... WTF just happened.... shaking their heads in disgust...then laughing at her ridiculous display...
the thing is...... the little i know of this woman.... is not enough for me to say i really know her... or to even refer to her as a friend.... she is no more than an acquaintance... i see maybe an hour or so a week... what i do know...is mostly very sad... her life is spent sitting on the patio at sauced... talking of all her troubles...and how awful life is....she rarely gets to see her son...she can't keep a job.... she has awful boyfriend after awful boyfriend... you know the same ole.... woe is me shit.... i suppose another life lesson has just presented itself.... we are all victims of our own realities....and we make the choice to live happy productive lives...or to just wallow around in our own messy vomit...
some might say this has obviously had an impact on me... perhaps it has.... mostly because i have always been extremely kind to this woman... accepting her to the best of my ability.. for who she is... being publicly humiliated is not exactly what i call a feel good yummy sort of thing... however in this case... was it.. she who has made a fool of herself.. or did she in fact make a fool of me...?
some people....just have ugly lives...they are angry... and sad...they will never ever live any other way... moving from establishment to establishment.... temporarily engaging people... who have yet to hear their story... never staying in one place very long... misery loves company...does it not? for me this experience....has catapulted me into a new way of thinking... a new strength... and renewing the realization...i do...have some of the most amazing friends... and to each of you... i am most grateful...to have in my life....