When I Met this JACK ASS

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeeeee’S is donkey!!!! Smart Ass Are you looking for me—Thanx for noticing--  DAT- ASS  

 On Sunday foggy day ….Near Sinhagad fort I met This Jack Ass, Quite shy that he was showing his ass not his face …J He will chase you up with driveaway until you scratch his back    

The scientific name for the donkey is Equus africanus asinus.  Synonym- ass is  more common term for the donkey.. Male donkey or ass is called a jack, a female a jenny or jennet; a young donkey is a foal.(In animal kingdom also females are not ASS or stupid)  

 An ass, is  a  hoofed mammal of the horse family, which is  a smaller relative of the horse  with longer ears and a shorter mane. 

A donkey is a domesticated ass. So all donkeys are asses, but not all asses are donkeys. The word “ass” is much older than the word “donkey.” 

The Latin word for the ass was asinus. 

This word became ane in French, and asse in English.

 Eventually, the final e was dropped from the English word. The ass has been thought to be a stubborn, stupid animal. The use of a word meaning ass for a stupid person dates back to ancient Egypt!

 The word “donkey” was originally a slang word, possibly formed by combining the word “monkey” with either “dunce” or “dun.” Dun is a dull grayish-brown color often found in horses and asses. 

This Jack is sad and was asking me why  You humans when slangy or folksy, I  hear this word a lot: "Get off your ass!" "Watch your ass!" and when you want to describe a foolish or stupid person you always take my name Y? Then I told him this story….. Here it goes …….   

                                    The old man, his son and the donkey 

It told the tale of an old man who journeyed with his son and a donkey.   

                   

Although I found this story very amusing, I find that it is the reality of the world we live in today. Most of us, and I say most of us because I’m especially guilty of this as well, are plagued with the affliction of this old man and his son in this story, which is the affliction of indecision. 

Today we find it difficult to make up our minds on the littlest issues and end up turning to society for advice. Most times, it just comes off as looking to the world for validation of our existence or approval of some sort which is totally wrong. A lot of self-esteem and insecurity issues stem from this problem in my opinion. 

The other day as I got ready for work, taking extra time to perfect my make up simply because I felt like it that day, a roommate of mine said to me, “oh let me look at you” with a sense of pride in my long hours of hard work(my makeup),  I turned around with the biggest grin and asked “how do I look?” without even the slightest effort to conceal her disapproval she said with this look of repulsion plastered all over her face, “you stink of the world” ,  “I stink of the world?” now I didn’t know what to make of this statement, I’m sure in her mind, in some crazy messed up- her own idea of tough love kinda way, she meant no harm and it probably came out the wrong way but still it had all the markings of a very derogative statement.

 Now the old me would have just sunk into my shell and maybe even cleaned off the makeup but that’s the old me, all I did was smile and say “why? Thank you”. . Other than being indecisive, knowingly or unknowingly, most of us tend to put other people down, which is very wrong. 

We all need to take a step back and come down from the high pedestal we have unconsciously placed ourselves on and not be so judgmental. One might be going through a rough patch and need help with something one is struggling with but one might never have the confidence to speak out if the person thinks he/she would only be met with contempt and criticism, it helps no one really.

 In conclusion, the moral of the whole story is this, everyone has their opinion and it in no way defines who you are or makes you lesser than what you are, it’s pointless trying to please everyone and lastly, no one made anyone judge and jury over anyone else’s life so we should tone down the judgment a notch.