would you like cream, ice cream or butter with that?

Remember when we were in grade six, and twice a year our form teacher would test us on literacy and numeracy in accordance with the victorian education policies ? There were a total of 50 words we'd have to be spell out for the teacher. I'd do fairly well for the first forty words and then my teacher will start saying words I had no idea what they meant at the time, let alone what alphabets they were composed of. "Conscientious" was one of those words. Seriously unless you were some child prodigy book worm, you'd have absolutely no idea. If you put that word on a piece of paper and asked all the first generation migrants to this country, I'm willing to bet with all my manliness (because there's so much of it) that perhaps only 1 in 10 can actually pronounce it. Its definition according to dictionary.com is one's inner sense of right and wrong.

I'd like to think I'm quite the conscientious human being, in fact I know I am. However, I admit my judgements follow an unorthodox thought pattern. Hence it's not often people are on the same wavelength as me; those who are, I adore with every atom in my body. One's inner sense of right and wrong is an abstract notion - the good and bad for me will be different to others. Everyone's moral compasses are unique. Lately, I've acted upon on my judgements. Actions. Confrontations. Gone are the days of sugarcoating and people pleasing. Succinctly, my tolerance for utter bullshit is no more. Reasoning is pointless because my logic is hard to empathise with. People are strange creatures. In a perfect world, everyone would live in harmony with one another. But this isn't a perfect world - its fractures make human interactions so much more entertaining. Invest more time into the worthwhile people in our lives - spend those moments well. There are no right or wrongs; the winner is the conscientious one making a stand for they believe in.

Defining the word conscientious for grade six pupils wouldn't register a pulse in their psyches nor will it help them to spell the word any more efficiently. The true meaning of that word will be understood in time, through life's incredible journey ahead of them.

PS: why is it frowned upon to take the laptop/phone into the toilet?