It’s easy to spot bad behavior in the actions of others.We tend to think that this alone gives usa “moral superiority”, and that, if I treat them the same,Who cares? They’re just an asshole!Seeing the limitations of others does not give us a free pass.We see the problem… we see the asshole. If you repeat the behavior, we’re a bigger asshole,because we saw the problem, where the asshole is blind.Assholes exist for one simple reason: they reveal who we are;Can…
What a mixture of blessings and cursesthis life of ours seems to beand perhaps how few of usthere are that considerthat it’s perfectly punishingand wonderfully rewarding just enoughto create the “we” we were destined to be.
We think we perceive our surroundings. We think that are minds are writing the narrative of what is real.In fact, we are not perceiving reality, but our perception of it; our ownpersonal interpretation…not a statement of fact…Observing our observation is the key out of our own personal hell,and blindness to it…condemns us to its repetition.