Morality Lost

He lies to himself because the truth is too difficult to bear. He lies to himself because He has mistreated people.......including children. He lies to himself because he finds it necessary to justify himself for the lifestyle he has selected. He has failed to live up to expectations. He has failed to live up to his responsibilities. He likes money, but he does not like to work. He loves pleasure, but he refuses to be patient. He loves women but he does not know how to treat them. He is frustrated with his life, so he proceeds to blame others. He has a big mouth. He is a failure. He is unkind. He is selfish. He is extremely jealous of people who are successful. Pleasure is his therapy. It helps him to temporarily forget the realities of his life. On top of all of this he is poor and he is proud. Proud? Proud of what? Yes, he has done nothing to be proud of. In his case, that is the main reason to be proud. It is his defense mechanism. "I'm proud because I'm me," he said. Lying is a way of life with him. it has allowed him to get benefits from the government. He ought to be ashamed. Ashamed? He has no shame. "I want what I want, and I will do what I need to do to get it." Yes, everything but work and be responsible. The following is a quote from Dostoyevsky I agree with him. It sounds like he had the man I am talking about pegged. RD "A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying to others and to yourself." Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881)