Vanity is a false picture of self and pride is the defense of this false picture.
1. I AM ALWAYS RIGHT AND IN THE RIGHT. (This is the most unconscious behavior pattern of "ME".)
2. IF ANYTHING IS SAID BY ANYONE THAT CAN BE CONSTRUED AS UNCOMPLIMENTARY ABOUT "ME", OR ANYTHING "I'VE" DONE, THOUGHT, OR AGREED TO, THEN "I" MUST DEFEND MYSELF BECAUSE "I'M" RIGHT AND IN THE RIGHT.
3. THE ONLY WAY TO DEFEND IS TO BLAME, ATTACK, OR RUN.
4. IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE RIGHT BECAUSE "I" HAVE TO HAVE A MEANS OF ATTACKING, BLAMING, OR RUNNING IN ORDER TO DEFEND "MYSELF" FROM SLANDER, I.E BEING PUT DOWN.
5. IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND THOSE WHO ARE ALWAYS RIGHT AS IN SOME MOMENT I MAY FORGET SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS ME SAYING THEY ARE NOT RIGHT, THEN I WILL BE ATTACKED BY WHATEVER MEANS ARE AT THAT PERSONS CAPABILITY AT THAT MOMENT OR THAT MAY ARISE, DAYS, WEEKS, OR MONTHS OR YEARS LATER.
6. I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR ANY VIEWPOINT, IDEA, SUGGESTION, OR DECISION I MAY WISH TO MAKE BEFORE I ANNOUNCE IT.
7. THE WAY OUT IS; I'M TO BLAME FOR EVERYTHING-ALL THE SINS OF THE WORLD ALL THE TIME.
"I'M ENTITLED TO HAVE ALL MY RIGHTS, AND WHATEVER I THINK ARE MY RIGHTS, ARE MY RIGHTS."
ReplyDeleteI read this somewhere but I couldn't remember where so I'm not putting it down as a direct quote from Robert. Just thought it went well with the post above.