My goals in life are to become better educated, become a better person, and to be ethical in my dealings with others. Broken down, education is not limited to schooling, it is a life long experience of learning from others or learning the hard way. Becoming a better person is not limited to social, mental, spiritual, family, etc. It is being satisfied with your choices and lifestyle. Ethics are doing the same thing with witnesses as without witnesses. Measurement for these goals are not based on the opinion of others, but personal happiness.
Moral in short, it does not matter what others think. As long as others do not preach to me, try to control my life, or limit my choices I do not care about their personal choices. If they invade personal space, conflict exists.
The solution from this perspective, thank the lady for her opinion, inform her that you wish you could help each other, and wish her a great day.
As far as this thread, many great posts with educational insights. Weighing them against your lifestyle and adopting those ideas that fit and rejecting those that don't makes you more educated, makes you a better person, and allows everyone to question their ethics.
The following statement is not based on this thread or any of the posts here, but based on many hours on the forum. I have been attacked many times on this forum including my first thread. Many lessons have been learned but sometimes I feel sorry for those that have to put others down to feel good. In this case the lady calling you a bum was her attempt to build herself up and feel better. I feel sorry for her.
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