In the bigger scheme of things, I believe I am a good person.
Sure, I’ve made mistakes before. I have never run away from admitting my mistakes. I always apologize for my mistakes and take full responsibility for them.
I lose my temper easily. I realize I have hurt many people by saying things I do not mean because I lost my temper. I’m still working on it. I have made considerable progress over the years.
I always analyze my own behaviour. As far as possible, I always try and put myself in other people’s shoes. I am not judgmental. I always give people the benefit of the doubt.
I am straightforward. Some people say I should be more tactful. I have difficulties with that because I genuinely think being tactful is a nicer way of being hypocritical, which is something that I do not like.
On hindsight, maybe I would have done some things differently. My detractors will probably give you a list of my worst traits. I know I am not perfect.
But all in all, I do not think I am a bad person. I believe my heart is in the right place. My conscience is clear. I am not perfect, but I am good.
So why am I sad?
“tactful is a nicer way of being hypocritical” – Replace ‘tact’ with ‘clarity’ and that describes you. You unwittingly embrace Prager’s ‘Clarity over Agreement’ doctrine. Nothing wrong in clarity even if it trumps tact. Keep posting. At best the ‘teaching moments’ in there mirror human nature we endure and better still the brandished knife and the unmasked target the past 5 or 6 posts is a new genre of suspense your readers keep coming back for.
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