My So-Called Perfunctory Existence

My opinion is my own and is not for you to bitch about

This week and specifically today, I was
confronted by a few of friends concerning an
upcoming blood drive at the school. You can
only give blood if you are 17 and over 100 lbs,
so I'm eligible. However, I do not want to give
blood. They are furious, demanding to know
why. It's such a good cause, you can save a
life, what if you needed blood and so on were
some harried responses. Well my first
reaction was I hate needles, like really, a lot
as in screaming when I get shots at the
doctor's. I'm not good with them at all. Well
they shrugged it off. That's no reason they
said. Well so what if I don't want to give blood.
Yes I realize it's a good cause and all but I just
don't want to. Well they yelled and they
bickered at me but frankly I don't care what
they say. I don't want to give blood, so too
damn bad for you! Why must I be constantly
pestered?!
And another thing, just as you were thinking
I'm a horrible,cruel person, I have problems
with charities too. Not the charities
themselves, I gladly give money to my church
and other community programs. It's the
people and the idea that you must give
EVERYTHING that bothers me. Recently there
was a girl in my school who was in the
hospital. Her friends began different ways to
get money for her. Now that's nice, I donated
on the first day and everything. But then it got
annoying. Every day when I walked into lunch
for the past two weeks there's always some
girl who confronts me for money. And if I
refused I am immediately asked what the
hell's wrong with me, etc. People-there is a
line that has to be drawn. Donating to a
charity or to a blood drive is indeed a good
cause but someone refuses to comply with
you on it, don't go crazy on them. Everyone is
entitled to their own opinions and frankly no
one really has the right to go around judge
upon them. By saying this, I do not mean that I
don't do this, because I often do, however, I
strive to get to that point of "self-actualization".
Perhaps you should think about it.