Characters and impressions are such shadows that have a ring of truth around them. The sublime alter ego of an individual can be of such consequence at times that people tend to develop an enigmatic image about their peers. From being classified as ‘out of the ordinary’ to sometimes more distasteful things it is but natural that a mind shall take to musings on black and white.
A couple of days back an erudite Professor addressed at law school about transferring mens rea from an individual or agent to the corporation as a whole. A deviant idea it is but to similarly try to judge an entire group by a character in the same. How about forming an idea about a person from a few actions, actions blood boiling enough to make you feel you could literally tear that person apart or wondering if the pernicious vermin could be the worst thing ever to walk this earth?
Yet again there comes in the sober gentlemanly sombre self of yours and you become the logical ‘reasonable man’ that you are expected to be and try to rationalise and not judge. Why can’t man be all impulsive and not have to atone for actions and their consequences? Utopian? Yes.
In this disgustingly hypocritical character again maybe you would find glimpses of good and then one would self reprimand and the inner voice would indulge in a pedantic lecture to harangue you.
Being judgemental is so much easy had we not been bound by pusillanimity or notions of reasonability. But then again we pride ourselves as men:
Cogito Ergo Sum (I think therefore I am).
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