The Perks of Being Unfiltered

 

 As we grow older and become more educated, I feel that people start to lose much of their childhood innocence. Because individuals become increasingly educated, the are expected to develop manner. Despite the fact that few schools truly teach children what manners entail, it is an expectation that we develop manners by the time that we are adults.

As children we say whatever the fuck we want. It's likely that parents will correct children when they say something deemed inappropriate and eventually children learn to bite their tongues when they want to say an inappropriate comment. 

Now that I am technically an adult, I try to repress my inappropriate comments. Occasionally I will blurt out something that other are surprised by. Then people consider me rude, or express shock that I would "say something like that." However, it is less common for people to disagree with me. I would much rather have someone disagree with what I say than only receive reactions of shock. 

There are also occasions when I will encounter someone that is unfiltered. Often, I find myself angry with this person for saying rude things. However, there's something genuine about someone that doesn't give a fuck. After a while I realize that this person is the first to say with many others are thinking. You need people like that. They allow you to grow through criticism and this makes these people less forgettable. Perhaps that what I should aspire to be. Unfiltered and unforgettable.