Do over


people need to stop

The world is remarkably resilient. We see it over and over again. If we just let it do its own thing for a while shit seems to sort out. This forgiving attitude, i feel, is at the heart of everyone in a deep sense.

So lets be perfectly clear about this. You get a certain number of free passes, do-overs if you will. If you react to something the first time and are overly dramatic about it, you are not, by law, required to continue the farce to its absurd end. If you get up and say "you know what... that wasn't as bad as i thought it was. Im good." the world as a whole will have much more respect and forgiveness than if you continue to act as though you WERE in fact that hurt/offended. When it is possible for an impartial observer to tell you are full of shit - it is time for the farce to end and as gracefully as you can for you to get back to work.

This applies equally well to 19 year olds as it does to presidents.

It is time for people to stop convincing them selves that the world cant tell the difference... we can and you look like a jackass.

Posted: Wed - December 1, 2004 at 08:23 PM        

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