Quick Thinking: Fantasy World

The hard truth is just that, dear readers. It's hard. As the saying goes, truth in any form passes through 3 stages. The first of which is dismissive ridicule. (Phrases like, "You're crazy!" are probably common in this stage.) The second is violent opposition. (Violent being the operative word there.) And, finally, the third stage is self-evident acceptance. (Yes sir. Thank you, sir.)

Think about that for a second.

That means any idea, concern, question, or hunch you've ever had -- all potential truths -- are violently opposed before acceptance. Not only opposed but violently opposed. And that opposition could last weeks. Maybe even years. Then all that anger and violence ceases and somehow evolves into the equivalent of a "no duh" epiphany? 

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Ancient Greek cultures called that moment "Metanoia" or the "Ah-Ha" moment. 

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The goal of violence, while generally complicated, is simple in this equation. It's all about prevention. The hope, of course, is that said opposition is never greater than the truth it opposes. But it must have won a few times, right? Team Opposition can't be scoreless this far into the game. Makes you wonder how many truths that exist in this world didn't reach the final stage of their self-evident journey.

So as you wrestle with your life's questions, remember answers -- or, rather, truths -- aren't ever going to be revealed easily, y'all. Ever. But that doesn't mean your truth doesn't really exist. 

It simply means it doesn't exist yet.

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-- I hope running back Dion Lewis doesn't end up on the cutting room floor as preseason comes to a close. 

-- He reminds me a lot of Danny Woodhead.

-- Only bigger and quicker.

-- No pun intended.

-- His iconic number doesn't hurt either. #larrylegend

-- The Washington Redskins are systematically damaging Robert Griffin III's career. 

-- They're also damaging his future health.

-- Don't believe me? 

-- Just ask Will Smith's character is his upcoming film Concussion.  

-- Shitty accent notwithstanding, of course.

-- Fuck Free Brady, y'all.  

-- Free RGIII.

-- One Time by Marian Hill is absolutely hypnotic.

-- Quote of the Week is from one of Louis C.K.'s older sets, "Self-love is a good thing but self awareness is more important. You need to once is a while go 'Uh, I'm kind of an asshole.'" 

-- His point is well taken. Change can only be truly achieved at the individual level. 

-- The majority of other efforts to do so are most commonly futile.

-- Talk about "no duh."