I pray that you may grant me patience and acceptance, tolerance and understanding.
There is a particular someone whom I meet everyday (not my family). He slurps his drinks, burps incessantly, and is probably just short of farting constantly.
Please let me understand that burping and farting are boldily functions. Partly due to air, which the body does not need, and therefore repels to cleanse itself. Perhaps he can slurp less so he takes in LESSER AIR?
Perhaps he can learn some manners, which will take him far in life. Everyone loves a well-mannered and polite man. He does not need to be overly gentlemanly, but to learn some table-manners will be a great start. He can cut down on his 'F**K!', demeaning and racist remarks too, while he's honing his manners and self-presentation skills.
These are not heard just once or twice a day. He slurps at least 2 drinks daily, burps at every drink and after meals, and his remarks sprout often (again, not just once a day). A little calculation: If he slurps every time he drinks, and maybe he slurps 10 times to finish 1 drink, x 2 drinks, that is 20 foooooooooolp fooooooooooooolp fooooooooooolp a day.
Dear God, I have at least 2 other people who back me up on this.
Dear God, I have tried to inform him. I have tried to push him. We are educated and value manners and consideration of others.
Dear God, I think I am being too demanding and petty. Perhaps you can just teach me the way of patience and acceptance, of tolerance and understanding. I am really willing to learn because I'm just going to turn crazy getting distracted every day.
Instead of asking that you change him, change me, instead. I want to learn acceptance.
I will, in turn, practise your gifts and stop feeling annoyed everytime he SLURPS and BURPS (and maybe fart, I don't want to know or smell).
Oh yes, he makes racist and demeaning remarks but censures other people when he hears other people make a racist or demeaning remark. Hypocritical, much?
Thank you Lord,
Your sheep eagerly waiting for some direction.
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