Jase Robertson has some lessons in civility to teach
us.
He recently was escorted out of the Trump International
Hotel in New York City. The Robertson
family was in NYC to promote the new season of their A & E TV series, “Duck
Dynasty.” As they were checking in, Jase
asked a hotel staff member to help him find the restroom. The hotel worker escorted him out to the
street, pointed him down the road and said, “Good luck.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/duck-dynasty-star-kicked-out_n_3762941.html
Jase took the insult in stride, dismissing it as a case of “facial
profiling.” The hotel doesn’t typically
find guests with long, full beards and camouflage pants.
Here’s what we can learn.
Jase was clearly insulted. But he
chose not to be offended. He doesn’t even
want the hotel staff member to get in trouble.
http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/duck-dynasty-star-kicked-out-of-trump-hotel.html
Meanwhile, others in our country are constantly searching for
reasons to take offense. They take
offense, where no offense was ever intended.
They assert their “right” not to be offended.
Looking for offenses is really a form of selfishness. If it’s all about me, and you fail to realize
that, then you are at fault. Everyone
should change to keep from offending me.
Or we could live like Jase.
We can laugh it off, move on, and care about one another. Wouldn't that change the climate in our culture?
