"people"
Sartre, probably best known for his,"Hell is other people." line.
Mary E. Brooks, best remembered by me for something she wrote in a letter, "Sometimes I hate people and want to kick them till they're dead!"
At their root, I think these statements both carry the same message to varying degrees, but I'm more likely to adopt the second one as a philosophy because it includes the word "sometimes".
You see, I am generally an optimist. I'd like to think that the best is possible in everyone (even if they never attempt to access it in themselves). I also like to think that, given ideal circumstances, we could all get along.
Along those lines I'd like to quote somebody whose opinion has more perspective on the issue, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." --- Anne Frank
And so do I ... basically, but at the same time you have to keep in mind that everybody has the tendency to believe they are right and good and that we've all got the psychological filtering mechanisms online to back those things up.
Finding goodness in yourself is an inherent reaction, finding goodness in others may take some work (as individual cases do tend to vary).
Point being ... I don't know. I think I was pissed off when I started typing this. Now I just want to watch a musical.
---> snakeoil_sean
Mary E. Brooks, best remembered by me for something she wrote in a letter, "Sometimes I hate people and want to kick them till they're dead!"
At their root, I think these statements both carry the same message to varying degrees, but I'm more likely to adopt the second one as a philosophy because it includes the word "sometimes".
You see, I am generally an optimist. I'd like to think that the best is possible in everyone (even if they never attempt to access it in themselves). I also like to think that, given ideal circumstances, we could all get along.
Along those lines I'd like to quote somebody whose opinion has more perspective on the issue, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." --- Anne Frank
And so do I ... basically, but at the same time you have to keep in mind that everybody has the tendency to believe they are right and good and that we've all got the psychological filtering mechanisms online to back those things up.
Finding goodness in yourself is an inherent reaction, finding goodness in others may take some work (as individual cases do tend to vary).
Point being ... I don't know. I think I was pissed off when I started typing this. Now I just want to watch a musical.
---> snakeoil_sean