PUTATIVE

February 16, 2010

Putative
\’pyü-te-tiv\ adj 1: commonly accepted or supposed 2: assumed to exist or to have existed*

Many people have called me idealistic (and realistic, and pessimistic never optimisitic..hmm…). I often employ, (what could be considered) a “too good to be true” mentality to the way I live my life; treat others with respect and they will surely respect you, always act professional and you will get the result you desire, fight to the death for what you believe in and the situation you thought was impossible will remedy itself. Perhaps I do live in a dreamlike state but then again why can’t a girl dream?
I also try to act the way I want to raise my children one day; when dealing with one such evil employer (and yes she was evil), I thought to myself, I need to persevere because when it comes time to share this story with my kids, I want them to know you always stand up for your morals and values even if sometimes the result is not what you desire. It is sad for me to think that what should be accepted as the right way to conduct oneself in society is often looked at as being idealistic and what is occurring (how young people speak to their elders, how violence is substituted for civil disobedience, how disrespect is implemented subconsciously through example), is nothing if not putative. I want my children to exhibit a clear sense of right and wrong and to one day exhibit maturity by realizing that they want the same for future generations.

* letter “e” is upside down creating sound of “uh”