If I claim to be a wise man, it only means that I don't know

There's a woman I met who insists that I must say "good morning", "hello", or otherwise greet her every time I see her or we cross paths.  Because it's the polite thing to do, and so eventually I gave in and started doing so.  Then I saw her today and it hit me, I don't agree with that perspective at all.  What's the point of greeting someone if you're not interested in initiating some sort of conversation?

I don't talk just to talk, I talk either to express myself or to make a point.  So to me, a simple "good morning" serves no purpose.  Now, if I actually wanted to talk to a person, that's different.  I'm more than glad to say hello.  I also enjoy it if a person addresses me before they speak to me, it makes communication much less problematic.

Maybe that's the difference between generations.  I don't believe in doing things the "polite" way for the sake of being polite.  I think I should do things because that's the way I feel they should be done or because that's the way I feel about it.

Nothing else should try to chain me down, and I shouldn't have to conform to their personal rules.  I don't expect anyone to conform to mine.  But that's just me.  Anyways, for now, I'm gonna go.  I'm a busy working man after all, you know.  Only 6 hours and 20 minutes left....yay.  I've effectively killed a good hour and a half.

Something more coming later?  We'll see.