The fallacy of man

Never underestimate the power of denial. The human mind is a wonderful thing. It does not see what it does not want to see. What does it not want to see? Itself. Its own weakness. As if not seeing means it does not exist.

It is a most useful tool. As is fire. I use it often, to remove distractions which are unneeded at a certain point in time. I do it knowing the consequences. The mind never completely forgets the truth, no matter how good it is at lying to itself. I consider it a loan of sanity, with heavy interests which i am willing to pay in the future.

Humans are all guilty of denial. Most however do it subconsciously. They do not realize the consequences. Only a fool would doubt the usefulness of fire. And only a fool would doubt its hazards.

"Why does my life suck? I did everything right!"

No. No you did not. You are the product of your history. Your past choices affect you for the rest of your life. Perhaps you made a mistake somewhere along the way? But no, you did everything right. Perhaps you are living in denial? But of course, you know yourself best. You really do. Blame it on someone else. Blame it on luck even.

Denial of denial.

Seeing is believing. Certainly you cannot believe what you cannot see.

Have you ever observed a cat? It is picky, it judges with great intuition; it may favor a complete stranger over its lifelong owner. It gets along with many other cats just fine, but simply cannot tolerate the sight of another.

It is the embodiment of free will. It will not willingly go for walks on a leash, no matter how well "trained". It approaches you completely on its own terms and then turns away just as nonchalantly. Many a time, persuasion requires some form of bribery, usually food or a toy, but sometimes some also some sweet words. Even those might be futile if it senses some ulterior motive.

It answers to no mortal. Live with it long enough, and you will answer to it. It gets what it wants, or you will have to pay. "Your cat does not live with you. You live with your cat."

It is unfortunate that people do not appreciate such win.