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THE TYRANT WITHIN: An Inquiry into the Idea of Chief Feature
SAINT or SINNER, everyone has a hidden weakness that can spoil his or her life.
The power of this fault, different in each person, is almost irresistible, largely owing to its formidable secrecy. And not just to other people. None of us is very likely to suspect the existence of our own inner flaw although it operates in us continuously.
The consequences of the weakness do become apparent to others – through our every act or comment – but they will not detect the actual cause of these characteristics. As for ourselves, even if friends or acquaintances are kind enough to share their opinions of our behaviour or attitudes with us, we will take them with somewhat less than a grain of salt. We have had plenty of practice in justifying our idiosyncratic role in life.
This unconscious acting skill has blossomed thanks to an agent of our chief weakness, which it has created precisely to prevent any more than the slightest hint of its existence becoming known. The implied faint clue has to be allowed to ensure the drama of life is not entirely predictible, which would deprive it of any interest, not to mention such noble properties as faith, hope and entertainment value.
The power of this fault, different in each person, is almost irresistible, largely owing to its formidable secrecy. And not just to other people. None of us is very likely to suspect the existence of our own inner flaw although it operates in us continuously.
The consequences of the weakness do become apparent to others – through our every act or comment – but they will not detect the actual cause of these characteristics. As for ourselves, even if friends or acquaintances are kind enough to share their opinions of our behaviour or attitudes with us, we will take them with somewhat less than a grain of salt. We have had plenty of practice in justifying our idiosyncratic role in life.
This unconscious acting skill has blossomed thanks to an agent of our chief weakness, which it has created precisely to prevent any more than the slightest hint of its existence becoming known. The implied faint clue has to be allowed to ensure the drama of life is not entirely predictible, which would deprive it of any interest, not to mention such noble properties as faith, hope and entertainment value.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 19, 2017
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