Feeling Guilty?

I heard a commentary on the radio the other day about how we humans feel guilty about a great many things in our lives.
When we're playing with our children, we feel guilty about not doing all that office work we brought home. But when we're doing that office work, we feel guilty about not playing with our children.
And we feel guilty about not taking better care of our environment. We feel guilty about going off our diet. We feel guilty about not having a better relationship with family members. And sometimes, we feel guilty about taking something we accidently took.
But the commentator said we're also motivated by guilt. That's why sometimes we play with our children. That's why we sometimes work so hard at our work, or pick up all the trash at the local park, or eat in moderation our healthy food, or call our parents every week. And if we accidently took something we shouldn't have, guilt makes us drive all the way back to that place to return it.
I learned that guilt begins between the ages of three and six years, and we usually learn it from our parents. But not all guilt is equal. Some of us feel very little guilt about what we do. Others of us are overwhelmed by guilt.
However, the commentator said, guilt is good...it's designed to make you do better. We are hardwired to feel the sensation of guilt. What differs is how we feel guilt, and different cultures have a different aspect on guilt.
The commentator said that women mostly feel guilty about gossiping, while sexual sins are high on the list for men. But, he stated, it is a human condition.
Can I make you feel guilty about something? Let me try...
You should feel guilty if you don't have a library card. You should feel guilty if you have one and you never use it.
You should feel guilty if you've always wanted to find out more about great-uncle Elmer your mother always talked about, and you've never set foot in the Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library and used the help that's available to you.
You should feel guilty if you didn't make a resolution to read at least six books this year...that's only one every two months.
You should feel guilty if you've never taken your children to the children's library, sat on one of the red, blue or yellow couches, and read at least two books to them. Or took them to one of the children's story hours. Or checked out a funny comedy DVD to watch at home with them.
The Moultrie-Colquitt County Library offers you so much! It's the ony place in town that has FREE things for you to enjoy! You don't have to pay a cent to enter, like at the movies or the skating rink. It's even got computers for you to use! And the library is not only for you, but for your entire family!
Stop by and get rid of that guilty feeling.