The Monster

Something I like to tell people... when they decide that they don't like me, or approve of me, or decide I'm a horrible person. "I AM a monster... I'm just not the monster YOU THINK I AM." In a nutshell...? People always assume things about other people. People always project themselves on other people as well-- the cheater trusts no one, the liar takes no one's word for anything, the thief never leaves anything out in the open. Thus, in most cases, I am not "the monster" they are assuming or projecting on me to be, but rather something surprisingly (for them) different. Besides-- it freaks people out when you agree with them when they are trying to be insulting. Ultimately, I am a firm believer that people will believe whatever they want, regardless of what evidence is presented. Folks have a bad habit of being lazy when it comes to paying attention to the details... and only hearing what they want to hear. In the end, the monster I am is the worst sort of monster-- the god on the pedestal with the feet of clay... aka... a typical human being, one that might not be able to live up to expectations.