A Positive Legacy of Deception – Part 2

If you have followed my reasoning so far (in Part 1), you can see that there is another essential component that is needed in order to protect oneself from evil in this world, something more than goodness and the belief in goodness. 

That element is cynicism, or a suspicion about evil, and idealists lack it. This is a disturbing conundrum for the positive, happy people in the world.  Positive people don’t really want to think about evil at all.  They would rather assume that everyone is just like them!

[If you’re a cynic, you’ve already got this one down, and you’re probably even wondering why I have wasted all these words to say something so obvious.  Feel free to skip this blog!]

Here’s why I am writing this:  I love the idealists and dreamers, and I want to protect them.  I want all dreamers and Pollyannas and happy, positive people to go on doing what they are doing – making the world a better place – but with this one addition -- the recognition of evil and how to stand against it.

So here’s to all my friends in rose-colored glasses.  Don’t get bitter; get smart!

Tip Number One – Say this out loud to yourself, “There are evil people in this world, who desire to hurt me, or don’t care whether they do, and I will occasionally cross paths with them.”

Number Two – (Quick, before you react to that last statement!) “I can truly protect myself from most of the damage they try to create.”

Number Three – I commit to paying attention to any “red flags” that my intuition gives me about certain people.  This intuition is my “early warning system.”

Number Four – I commit to using all my other senses, including rational logic, to verify the source of the uncomfortable feeling coming from my intuition.

Number Five – I will never negate my intuition about a person, whether verified or not, by placing myself or a loved one into a vulnerable situation with the person in question.

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Anyone who does these five things will significantly reduce the chances that they will be taken advantage of by a predator.  That is not to say that there will be no attacks from predators, but if we have not placed ourselves in compromising positions in relation to them, (i.e. spouse, business partner) we have much greater ability to get away from them or repulse their attacks.

So, how about it?  Ready for some mental jujitsu training!

Thankfully yours,

Lorraine