You're not One of the Beautiful People


Life is busy. Dads and Moms know that. Our days are filled with errands, chores, pick-ups, and drop-offs. As my dad likes to say: We got things to do, people to see, and places to go. 

Sometimes, when we are in the middle of our running around, we have to deal with the Beautiful People. 

Who are the Beautiful People?

You and I understand that there is a certain way of doing things. Common courtesy dictates that we do these things because it makes easier for everyone, and other people do these things because it will makes things easier for us. 

But there are some people who don’t need to do these things because they are better than other people. I call them the Beautiful People. These are the people who leave their shopping cart in the middle of the aisle to select only the finest of products. They’re the people who leave a plate or a tray on the table when they leave, or can’t push their chair in so there’s a clear path for others to take to their seat. They don’t need to. They’re the Beautiful People. 

You may have a different name for people like this. Comment below with the term of endearment you use, just keep the language clean. We all see them. We all see the arrogance - I mean, the finesse with which they live their lives. They go about their existence as they please. We mortals just keep on keeping on. Trying to live our lives and improve ourselves so we can at least be in reach of attaining the greatness of the Beautiful People.

Beautiful People in the Parking Lot

The Beautiful People can't be bothered
to show "courtesy" to the rest of us.
One place to spot Beautiful People is a parking lot. It’s always easy to spot the people better than you or I. They have cars that are so beautiful, they need more than one space to park. It may be a busy day at the store, and there may be a lot of people who need to get to this store, do their shopping, and move on with their day, but the Beautiful People always come first.

It's not just the parking spots. These people will drop people off and pick them up. Lesser people like you and me will pull off to the side and let the other people get by. But these people don't need to do that. Because they are better than everyone else, the Beautiful People can just stop their car in the middle of the lane and drop off or pick up those people who are in the car with them. Maybe these people are Beautiful People too, or maybe, because they happen to be in the car with them, these people are afforded a temporary privilege just because they happen to be in the car of the Beautiful People.

There are Advantages

Yes, there are plenty of advantages to being one of the Beautiful People, but that doesn't end in the store. No, you will see these people when you go to the store. As I mentioned before, we see these people leaving these people who go get something off of the shelf, but they do it without moving their carriage out of the way. Why show any courtesy to any of the lesser people while they are doing their shopping. Sometimes, they see other Beautiful People, and they decide to have a conversation with each other in the middle of the aisle. There may be other people who need to get by, people who need to do their shopping and continue on to pick up children or cook a meal for the family. But these people will have to wait. The Beautiful People are busy mingling, and they will continue with whatever they are doing when they have finished talking, thank you very much.

Maybe they thought they were in one
space. Then again, maybe not.
If there are things you need to do, the Beautiful People can be an annoying, irritating bunch. If you are just going about your business, it can be an entertaining moment to your day. I don't know who you get to be so special. I'm like you. I'm just one of the common folk who are trying to go about their business and do what I need to do for my family. Don't ask me who they are. I couldn't describe them. I just spot them when I see them. I know there are some social media pages who call them out, but that's all we, the common people of the world, can do.

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