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Louise (lu) Croese's avatar

When faced with our own capacity for cruelty, selfishness, or indifference, how do we discern whether we are deviating from our humanity—or merely uncovering the darker truths of what being human actually entails?

It was not possible to own, to seek redemption for my ‘monstrous’ capacity for cruelty, selfishness and indifference, until, from a dark place of despair caused by my lack of humanity I could ‘see’ clearly, what was forsaken.

To become fully human, required first, to ‘see’, to own, my shadow.

To know oneself fully, to own one’s capacity for monstrous behaviours is the first step to becoming fully human.

Thereafter, it is a choice.

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Mirindi's avatar

No. 4, Something in me is saying “inevitability”, but what that entails? No idea just yet, but thank you for planting that seed ;)

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