the REAL me.

Today, a fellow member of the human species has highlighted to me a.. perception common to our society. As a response to me saying, "What is wrong with this world?!", he said that in the past, his PS told him that when you feel that everyone else is wrong, while everyone else feels that you are wrong, it is usually the latter that is true. I have to admit, most people will stand with his opinion, but as always, I do not subscribe to what I see as.. not necessarily true. When I heard him say this, I was immediately reminded of the classic story of "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee.

For the uninitiated, the story is set in America in the past, when racism between the whites and blacks (pardon me for the politically incorrect term, for I am trying to use the terms that would have been used during those days) was rampant. It is about an African American man who was prosecuted for rape, which he had never commit, even though everyone knew very clearly that he was innocent, because the jury was entirely made up of whites. The life of the man ended tragically when he was shot to death while attempting to escape.

My point here is that even if society perceives a certain person to be wrong, that need not necessarily be the case. I suppose that is why I do what I feel is right, and not what others think is right. Or at least I try to stick to such principles. I suppose that's enough ranting for a day. Till next time.
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