"The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him." –Xun Zi
I want to think people are inherently good. I get happy thoughts when I think everyone is willing to do a good deed and has compassion in their heart. I want to believe good triumphs over evil. Sadness drapes over me when I think about all the Lord-of-the-Flies evil shit that happens in life. Some of it isn’t out right evil. Some of it is just avoidable pathetic crap.
My father had a seizure several years back. My folks were living in Arizona at the time. Dad had to surrender his license to the State once the hospital informed the DMV. Because he had lost consciousness and control of his body, he has to surrender his license for several months. So when someone goes on and on and on about all the seizures they have, describing how they lose consciousness and walk into walls while having a seizure, well needless to say I start asking questions. When did you last see your doctor? Does your doctor know about these episodes? When I hear the replies of “Recently” and “Yes”, I conclude either of two possibilities. One is that the hospital or doctor is violating the requirement they report all episodes of seizures that involve a person losing consciousness, the ability for a person to control their muscles, and there’s a third criteria, however I forgot what it is. Two, they person is lying. When someone says it happened once, I’m going with what’s behind Door# 1. When a person states this is an ongoing, repeating occurrence that medical professionals are aware of, I’m definitely choosing what’s behind Door#2.
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