I know this may surprise you loyal readers, but I am, at heart, an optimist. And that is the reason I am such a cynic. A man is the most advanced and capable organism in the world. I take pride in being able to contemplate the meaning of the universe because I know it is up to my race alone to do such things. But what do people do? They throw it all away for a pew and a beer. People can be easily influenced because they can't think for themselves. They can slip quietly through life, relying on everyone else to pick up the slack. But soon everyone does it and the whole world is slack leaving just the last real individuals to pick it up, push it around and bitch-slap it. They're all corrupt. Confusion, ulterior motives, and trickery leave no room for anything to get accomplished.
A single man with a single purpose is the rarest and most beautiful thing in existence. It is beautiful because it is untainted by society. When multiple people get together, one of several things will happen: if they disagree in their essential ideology (on any issue, political, religious, etc.), they will either brawl, or try to comprimise. Both of these behaviors weaken the individuals, their beliefs, and the group as a whole. If they agree in their ideology, they will grow more extreme in it, strengthening their beliefs, but weakening their ability to function in a practical way.
Therefore, it is the presence of other people which destroys us. Society is the corrupting force which will ultimately bring about our destruction. A man is intelligent, he can learn and he can use his knowledge, but people are ignorant, stubborn, and lazy. In a man, there is no good or evil, only logic (logic and physiological motivation). In people, logic turns to belief, and belief ultimately turns to evil. Similarly, their physiological motivation turns to lust, gluttony, and other such evilry.
Why this recent spurt of good humor towards my fellow man, in favor of my usual bitterness? Well, I did 20 on the AT at Grayson Highlands this weekend.
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