Sermonizing

[zevhonith]

“We must always fear the wicked. But there is another kind of evil that we must fear the most, and that is the indifference of good men.”

Okay, let's see if I'm ready to write this.

Comments

[ilcylic]

I watched that movie last night.

I agree with what you've said here. I like to think I'm one who--for lack of a better term--shuns others when they do bad to people who aren't even me, because it's the right thing to do, as you say, to not be indifferent to evil.

As always, I invite you to be explicit with me if you can think of some situation where I have failed to live up to my standards and it bothers you.

-Ogre

[ilcylic]

Let me rephrase that. Even if it doesn't bother you, you're always welcome to call me on hypocrisy. ;)

-Ogre

[zevhonith]

Oh good! ...Still nothing, though. I'll let you know if anything pops into the 'ol noggin.

[zevhonith]

I gave this serious thought and came up with nothing. I think you're doing an excellent job of living up to your own standards.

[wyrdling]

if you're going to sermonize, could you at least do it less reasonably?

me... i try to just stay away from people. it doesn't work.

[zevhonith]

LOL.

I think it's a good sign for me that my sermons are being well-received by the people I *have* chosen to keep in my life. Speaks well, I think, of those people. :)

[ant42onia]

life is life. and people are people. I generally get away with that now-a-days...

[elegantelbow]

It is sane to occasionally remove someone from your life. There are people who are simply too toxic to bear. It doesn't matter if it's because of an illness or just misbehavior. It's best to have them gone.

[hurkaburr]

"S'all kinda fucked up, but like I said, once this decision is made for me, I don't change my mind.

What happens if, after all the 'research' that you do to shun the Evil person, something happens that seems out of character... like doing Good?

I guess what I'm trying to get at is: you said that you don't change your mind, but what if the person that is shunned changes his ways, or reveals something that you didn't know before that could very possibly change your decision? Would your mind remain unchanged to keep this statement intact, or would you re-evaluate your choice?

[zevhonith]

Well, I am not so naive as to believe that anyone is wholly bad or wholly good. I'm sure that every single one of the people I cut out of my life has done *some* good, or is maybe even consistently good to some other people sometime.

The fact of the matter is, this is a decision I don't make lightly. As I said, there needs to be a pattern of behavior before I'll make it. And the point at which I make this decision is the point at which I would genuinely never be able to actually trust that person again; regardless of how they change, and bully for them if they do, the world needs more good people, I would not be comfortable with them in *my* life.