Managing the universe

Maybe you’ve met these people.

They are the ones who believe it is their job to make sure everyone is doing what they are supposed to do. This is regardless of whether or not it is their job to do so.

Sometimes it is my job to make sure someone is doing what they are supposed to do. My children, my employees and anything or anyone else I am supposed to be overseeing is completely appropriate. What is not appropriate is everything and everyone else.

The Bible calls these people busybodies who meddle in the affairs of others without request. They are known to be idle without enough on their own plate.

You will know these self proclaimed managers of the universe by the advice they give you about your life, your choices and your behaviors. They will also advise you on your kids and what they ought to be doing.

The irony is that those who are responsible for the management of others have no desire to expand that circle. If I am not responsible to manage your behavior, I want nothing to do with it. I have plenty to do without obsessing over business that isn’t my own.

In a perfect world (my idea of perfect anyhow) I would not have to manage anyone other than myself. I am uncomfortable being a boss and giving direction.

It makes me wonder what the busybodies are made of.