Can't We All Just Get Along?

You know, I was thinking about it this morning while I was mopping, and I had to ask myself what the point of arguments are.  I could only come to one conclusion.  Arguments are for the sole purpose of infuriating the person that we are arguing with.

The weather isn't nice very often, but when it is (like the first day of spring), this is also a typical Salluit scene.  We could have gotten a little closer to the action for a better shot, but thought that this would do just fine, since it is actually taken from inside the house through our kitchen window.  When the tide backs up into the river that runs through our back yard, the river widens out quite a bit giving lots of room for some good old pond hockey.
As I was saying, you might argue with me, and say that the main part of the argument that you were having was just to get your point across.  The problem with that, is that if you actually took a moment to break it up and take a breath, you could ask the person that you're arguing with if they know what your point is.  99.9% sure that they could repeat verbatim what your point is.  They simply don't agree.  With that being the case, you're only lying to yourself by saying that you were "just trying to get your point across".  The fact is, you were arguing for the sole purpose of infuriating the other person.  The saddest part of my whole little statement, is that we never argue with perfect strangers, we only argue with friends, family, and loved ones.  So now the question has to be - now that you think about it, why exactly were you trying so hard to infuriate someone that you actually love?
The next time you're at the beginning stages of a full blown fight, ask them if they understand what your point is (to take away your excuse), and then ask yourself if this is actually the person that you want to make mad today?  And if for some strange reason the answer is yes, you should also ask yourself - why?  I bet there's no good reason.

Stop it!