The Top of the Food Chain

You know what bothers me? Manipulative, sneaky, and selfish children. Actually, manipulative, sneaky and selfish people in general. But especially children. Because I feel like they shouldn't be that way since they're so young and supposedly so pure as well. I don't mind rowdy, goofy, or silly kids. Sure, sometimes they make the classroom a lot more chaotic and give you a headache with their extremely loud voices (children don't seem to understand that when you're standing right next to someone, there's no need to yell) but at the end of the day, they're just being kids. No harm, no foul. But if they lie. That bothers me. A lot. That is the quickest way to get on my bad side.

The sad thing is, it's probably those kids who bother me so much (aka- the sneaky ones) who are going to be at the top of the food chain so to speak when they get older. It might be a slightly depressing view of the world but I've noticed, the best way to get ahead is to manipulate situations, step on other people, and avoid the truth at all costs. I guess that's why I don't think I'd make it in corporate America. Not to say that I'm such a great person. I'm just incapable of being underhanded and manipulative because I'm too transparent. Most of the time you just have to look at my face to know exactly what I'm thinking or planning. In my experience, that has been much more of a curse than a blessing but who knows. Maybe there is someone out there who will find my transparency intriguing and not try to take advantage of it. Right...I'm not very optimistic.