Profundity

"Human life is basically defined by the stupid shit we do." A very wise person once said this. Me.

When you think about it, it's kind of true though. If you are a successful Wall Street broker, things are fine. You're making money, calling shots, kicking ass and taking names. Until you contribute to a worldwide recession. Then, suddenly, that's all anyone remembers.

If a priest gets caught in a molestation scandal, all of the great things he's done as a priest are irrelevant. No one cares anymore. All they know is the scandal.

Has it always been like this? Even after Napoleon's defeat, tyrannical approach and aspirations to empire, he was still hailed as a hero throughout Europe. Do you need to be at Napoleon's level to do that?

This works for all of us, in the eyes of basically anyone. There is someone from my home town to won't allow anything nice to be said about anyone who has wronged her. "Um, no, did you hear what [this person] fucking did to me?" (How familiar is that question? Ugh!) But it doesn't just apply to these little bitch fits, it applies to everything. So I'm thinking that may be a good definition for unconditional love: If you can see past these faults in a person, if they can do nothing to change how they look in your eyes, maybe you've found it.

This is what I think about when I'm at work.