Innings and Idiots

So, I went to go see a Braves game with my dad last week (I went when I was six... but I don't remember it. So, I counted this one as my first).
I find it extremely funny that every single situation I'm in, I find myself at some point thinking either
 a.) That would make a cool picture
or
b.) That would make a good blog post

In this case, the Braves game was both.

The blog post I realized I would get out of it, was courtesy of the lovely fellow behind me.
The guy was probably 25 or 30, and very... opinionated, shall we say.
I grew up in a hard core football house, with yelling and screaming, so the fact that people around me were yelling didn't bother me.
What bothered me about the guy behind me, was that he was just... mean.
Throwing insults to the batters, yelling foul language, and overall just being a jerk.
What seriously bothered me, was the fact that there was no reason to tell the batter that he should go back to Little League baseball. It's not like the guy was going to go back because one person he didn't know or care about told him to.
So, what's the point?
Why do we pull people down when there's no reason? When it won't benefit us in any way?
Because the world had twisted us. We think if we pull others down, it pushes us up.
How twisted is that? Let's pull the ankle of the guy above us and jerk him down below us. By default, now we are higher than that guy.
By default.
Because we didn't do anything to be better than that person.
If anything, even though technically we are higher than them, we are lower. Because in the long run, where you are spiritually is so much more important then where you are physically.
Sure, you might sit there and taunt the guy who's having serious issues hitting the ball, but because he doesn't turn around and shriek at the entire stadium "HOLY CRAP! JUST SHUT UP ALL OF YOU AND LET ME HIT THE FREAKING BALL!" (Which, by the way, is what I would probably do), he is better than you.
Without having done or said anything.

If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. - Luke 6:29