Become a Snob

I had a conversation tonight with my grandfather. It started out as a reaction to the rest of the tables conversations on the economy and everyone else's favorite, politics (puke! I am all for voting and being informed, but at a certain point you need to shut it off and concentrate on something else for a moment). Anyway, during our talk he made a comment that I found so wise and it caused me to see things in a whole new light. He said...

"I'm a snob. You can ask your grandmother, I'm a snob. Not about money or wealth, but about people. I only associate myself with people who are as good a person as me if not better. I try to only surround myself with individuals who can better me in some way." 

And he is right. Why do we associate ourselves with people who we don't feel are good people. While it is inevitable that you would deal with people who aren't so good on the inside in your everyday, why do we insist on having intimate relationships with people we feel aren't good people? Think of all the people in your personal life. Do you feel all of them are good people? Do you think they can better you and your life in some way? Think about someone you may be starting something with, if they don't seem like they are as good a person as you are, why continue?

Grandpa, I think from now on I am going to be a snob too.