Machiavelli does a backflip (in his grave)

Caution:....This is not a drill....Keep reading only if you wish to be handed key weapons to which my psyche is vulnerable, that could lead to the destruction of my self confidence and self esteem. Who am I kidding, isn't that something everything wants..Not me specifically, no not even I am as presumptuous and arrogant as that, but the weaknesses, fears and neuroses of people in general.To subtly influence them, manipulate them, control them.I realise that i have been to smart alecky in my posts in general and that I need to render myself vulnerable and entirely defenseless. But wait... Why would I do that ? Is that even possible ? After all i control the content of this post. I will decide what to write here and what to omit. It's like The Hulk punching himself in the face.Only he can do it, but why would he ? To see how it feels ? To get stronger? ( Derived from the 2 ancient adages: 'What doesn't kill you will make you stronger'...and 'Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me' : After all, it's not like I'm Achilles revealing my weak spot, it's more mental)For shock value ? For respect and admiration, imagined and expected, over notions of the 'bravery' of the act ? To have people confide their own insecurities in me ?

To the questions above :
Try suicide then, just once , to see how it feels.Adage 2 is false.Suicide again: Grow a pair, Get a life . Yeah right, what are you a 16 year old just out of a movie theatre ?Why?Why in the name of God would anyone want that ?

Because, of all the reasons. Because, in my morality paradigm, largely a creation of movies,Chicken soup for the soul, and Cecelia Ahern books, these things are good and desirable. Because I want to play out the first Jason Bourne book on an emotional plane to see if(sorry..how :D) I survive.Because I'm bored and I trust in the goodness of men( generic...no gender intended :D)

By now, you are either a) salivating, with a hungry rapacious look in your eye(if you're a descendant of Machiavelli ), b)looking misty eyed with a small smile on your face, your brow slightly furrowed, a blessed look on your face(if you're gay: or emo, like me...:D), c) looking disgusted and surprised at my naivete and stupidity ( if you're a friend of mine, that's not gay or emo) or some combination of the 3.( 'Yeah !'(rapacious), 'Ohh..sighh...'(gay), 'WTF !See a shrink'(friend)). And yeah, i expect that. I know what people are likely to say, think and do after reading this, and i'm ready for it.Ready to take what the world has to give me. Cruel world, that has influenced, manipulated and guided people for centuries, without their knowing. A world where we all keep our cards stuck to our chest, afraid to look ourselves, for fear that someone else might catch a glance. Where advantages are pressed unto death. Where one cannot breathe, or walk or jump or sing, without being vulnerable to attack. Where we wear so many masks and don so many roles, we ourselves know not who we really are.....

Yes I am ready...To play an open hand, relying on my sheer strength and fortitude to beat back the merciless hordes that approach, a handful of brave soldiers by my side.


Excellent...We are prepared for every contingency. Not one to be caught napping.Nope.Not us.We're ready


PS: It was a drill...

PPS: As it always is....

PPPS: Notice how I actually did reveal my motivation in the first paragraph before chickening out.

PPPPS: But does, that count, considering the fact that I pointed it out. I may be just playing with you from the outset, kinda like an intellectual cocktease(Pardon my language !) where an erection is used as an analogue to mental stimulation, an intellectual breakthrough !!

PPPPPS: I might actually do it, but i'm sure people get bored.

PPPPPPS: That rapacious look is back guys. . . Cut it out,. I was kidding...