The lady and her husband sat next to me on this grand centrepiece of a table are quite interesting.
She is very contrite in her words and demeanour.
He is placid and remorseless.
Their conversation is very one sided, it’s essentially one begging for the others approval, what happened, one does wonder.
She leaves, possibly to go to work, not five minutes after her departure he is off to join another lady on another table. He speaks of his woes and how his beloved was unfaithful, however the way he is seems like he is not so pure himself. For someone who claims to be so devastated and no longer able to trust his betrothed he’s very familiar with his acquaintance.
It seems from the outset he needed an out and this one small discrepancy  from her is the excuse he needs, however it seems that’s not stopped him before, not given the way things have just played out before these tired eyes.
Are we all so hypocritical that we are no longer aware of it?
So quick to scorn those who wrong us yet we wrong them untold times without recompense.
We humans are a fascinating species. We want what is ours, but we also want what is yours and if we are in the wrong we feel like the victim, what a perplexing species indeed.
Take a trip to a coffee shop, you’ll be amazed at what you see.
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March 10, 2017 at 9:34 am
Is there any point of pity or compassion then, when all of us are inherently assholes?
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March 10, 2017 at 9:39 am
A very good question. I would like to say yes, however the longer I spend on this earth the more people are seen as bad people who do good things occasionally, rather than good people who do bad things.
There are obviously exceptions, those selfless ones who give so much to others and are exploited for their kindness, however being what we are gives us the chance to decide how we act and who we are.
We all have a choice, often that is the problem. Many will make their choices based on what is best for them, sadly. Obviously not true for everyone, just the majority.
Let me ask you something, is there really any such things as a truly selfless act where the person gets nothing in return?
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March 10, 2017 at 9:43 am
Years of religion has hardwired us into expecting some kind of reward for a good act, even when we stop believing. Gratefulness in itself is one of the biggest rewards we can get. So we might never know the answer to your question
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March 10, 2017 at 9:50 am
AS you’ve said, we are wired to expect one good deed in return for another. Gratefulness, appreciation, thanks, all things we get in return for our acts, meaning that we expect them in some way, hence if they re not given to those who aim to be selfless in the end the feel unappreciated, used, only good when people need them but shouldn’t that then be expected if said person is truly selfless?
Thus the selfless act is nothing more than a fallacy. No one does anything for free and that’s not a bad thing, even if something is done to help others we then feel good because of our deed, in essence to be selfless is to be selfish because it makes us feel like a better person, ironically.
SO long as people understand that perhaps they can make peace with themselves.
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March 10, 2017 at 9:56 am
Well said, friend. I would warn you against the delusion of peace, however. Even if we logically lay out the root of all problems and their solutions, we are the same diseased human beings ruled by emotions who will commit the same mistake over and over again. So maybe judge ourselves and other lightly too.
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March 10, 2017 at 10:05 am
Indeed, it is a nice idea though, even if practically impossible.
However being at peace within ones self requires something that few will ever achieve, brutal honesty.
To accept all of what you are is not what many want. I can only speak for myself when I say this, simply because of accepting my all of my angels & my demons.
“Know thy self”
Prolific, but not everyone wants admit or accept what/who they are because it’s not always what they want.
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March 10, 2017 at 6:04 pm
And are you sure that the demons you have accepted for yourself are actually demons, and not just quirks you are secretly proud of?
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March 10, 2017 at 6:29 pm
They are what we choose to see them as. Good, bad, yin or yang, it’s just perception.
Accepting is the main concern.
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