Philosophy

Long ago in a galaxy far, far away.....

JP!

Seriously, there is a modern day philosopher, as in, one who is still living & breathing to the best of my knowledge.

This philosopher has some very interesting, truth filled takes on life in today's modern world. 
A world where people use other people while loving inanimate objects. 
A world where married people believe it's okay to date, leaving those they dallied with, to try to recover from the emotional carnage they caused yet refuse to take responsibility for.
A world where.......

Yeah. Am sure you have the scope of it all.

It's also a world where there are good, decent people who have to work twice as hard in present day, just to prove they are truly who plus what they claim to be.

Everyone has secrets. Privacy is a respect of your own boundaries as well as the the boundaries of others.
Secrecy is information falsified or with held, which can hurt another person.
Such as:
Married or in a relationship while claiming to be free & available.
Stating that the person is married yet, still out there playing with the feelings of others.
Stating financial status which is a bold faced lie.
Stating false intentions toward another person.

Onward, forward, onward.

All of this leaves deep emotional pain, scars on the heart of another while the perpetrator simply saunters away.

It SUX!

The philosopher afore mentioned, gives a useful guide to navigating these emotional minefields.

This is what is said.

There are 3 types of people.

Those who wish to help you. : As in seeing your pain, then taking steps to ease your suffering, whatever that entails.

Those who wish to hurt you. : These are people whom, because of their own pain or their selfishness, willfully act in a way that hurts others whether financial, emotional, physical or spiritual.

Those who leave you alone. : Being aware of your suffering, yet, shirk any compassion toward you with any number of excuses. i.e. Not my circus, not my monkey.
      Am too busy to deal with them.
      I really don't like them
      He or she caused me pain at one point, I don't care for them
      Someone else will help, not me

People in the first category (Those who help you) are the only ones which will enrich your life as well as you, enriching theirs.

In going about day to day life, often, I ask myself. Which category does this person fall into?

This philosopher gave good advice.

I live by it.