They all got along well until one male cardinal showed up. It was unique as it didn't have the traditional ball cap like all the other cardinals. It was also ridiculously mean. The two plates were about ten feet apart. This cardinal would fly back and forth chasing off all the other birds. It would fly into the trees to chase off birds sitting there waiting. In essence it was doing everything it could to keep all the other birds from eating. It didn't get to eat either because it spent all of its time chasing the other birds away. At times I'd chase it off and the other birds did get to eat, but it's not my job to police the animal kingdom every hour of every day.
How often do we see this in our lives? People are going about their business and trying to get along. But there's always "that guy" who doesn't seem to understand the rules. It seems that they almost get a pleasure out of spoiling everyone else's day even though it doesn't concern them in the least and in fact it keeps them from prospering as well.
Watching those birds made me realize that some people are a lot like the animals out there. But, we don't have to be. Civilized humans should be above that.
Don't be That Guy.
