Tone It Down

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Have you ever met that threshold, where," killing them with kindness", is beyond reach? You've just been pushed so far that even though you may "get more bees with honey", you just want to douse them with vinegar?

Well, I witness this frequently in my job, and it amazes me that people will behave the way they do with other adults.  The level of entitlement among the privileged is incomprehensible.  The lack of respect is deplorable and the careless disregard for humanity is despicable.  Who are these people that feel superior?  What makes them feel as though they can demand and receive?  Why are they allowed to behave as though they are the only ones that matter? Who gave them the speed pass, allowing them to circumvent their way around the masses, laughing as they do so?  What makes them so special, that every day is their day? They live their lives as though they are the customers and the rest of civilization is there to serve them.  Their favorite motto is "the customer is always right".   What numskull made up that rule?  Do they really feel so immensely superior that they must put others down, degrading them with every turn, doling out indignant attitude whenever they can't be bothered to listen and respect. 
That is really what it comes down to, respecting another person's voice, space, or presence.  We are all comprised of the same matter, but some of us have a bit more substance. The challenge is to remain calm and dignified in the midst of the rant, composing a concerted response to an unresponsive audience can be difficult.  The value is not in the volume, but more the quality of the tone.  Keep it level and the sound will deliver, blast it and you'll simply end up with a blown speaker.