THE HUMAN STAIN

I'm reposting some of my old blogs from different social network sites

Here's one from the third quarter of 2007 after having coffee with some friends:

DISCLAIMER: The following are my own observations of human nature. Any references, obvious or imagined, appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. If you think I’m talking about you, I probably am, if you’re reading this you’re part of the human race therefore I’m talking about you because I’m making a sweeping blanket statement here…
Heads up…
People think they’re so fucking intelligent and so fucking sure of themselves, people are some of the basest creatures on God’s green earth.
Animals do shit out of instinct, sure they’re intelligent to a degree but for the most part they are just acting on instinct but man, humans, those motherfuckers are downright devious, wicked bastards.
And for all the "intelligence" that human beings have, they are also some of the most stupid creatures on the planet.
WIZARDS FIRST RULE
I read a series of books called the Sword of Truth when the main protagonist is a "normal" guy who finds out that he has a powerful wizard as a grandfather and whose family lineage is from powerful talented wizards.
On his way to becoming a powerful War wizard his grandfather teaches him the "Wizards Rules" which are the tenants or pillars governing them.
Here are some of the important ones…
Wizards first rule:
People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it’s true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so all are easier to fool
Wizard’s Third Rule
Passion rules reason, for better or for worse; Letting your emotions control your reason may/will cause trouble for yourself and those around you.
Wizard’s Fifth Rule
Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie; People will lie to deceive you from what they truly mean to do. Watching the actions they take will prove their true intentions
And in my opinion the most important of them all is…
Wizard’s Tenth Rule
Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one’s self; People who for whatever reason don’t want to see the truth can be acutely hostile to it and shrill in their denunciation of it. They frequently turn their venomous antagonism on whoever dares to point out that truth … To those seeking the truth, its a matter of simple, rational, self interest to always keep reality in view. Truth is rooted in reality, after all, not the imagination.
Some prime examples of why people are as stupid as they are even though they think they’re smart are:
Don’t touch or don’t sit: You’ll sit and touch anyway just to see what will happen
Pull or Push: You’ll do the exact opposite (I’m guilty, mainly because I’m tuning in to what else it is that I’m doing)
Wet Paint: You’ll actually have to touch it to see if its true
Someone says something that could be totally ambiguous or could have so many other explanations and you immediately think they’re talking shit about you. And true to your baser instincts you have to respond....why? Responding only shows that you’re guilty of what’s being said even if it’s not being said about you.
Water off a duck’s back people, you gotta be strong
"None of these things move me.." - Acts 20:24
"The wicked fleeth when no man persueth; but the righteous are as bold as a lion." -Proverbs 28:1
Remember: It’s the hit dog that howls