I'm currently in the middle of reading
James by Percival Everett which is a wonderful retelling of
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Jim (or, James) says:
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Folks be funny lak dat. Dey takes the lies dey want and throws away the truths dat scares ’em.
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Although that sentiment has been expressed many times through the ages, it's truth is manifest. Humans love their lies and delusions and rationalizations. I can't recall how often people refuse to hear the truth, even when it's self-evident, and would prefer to cling to their comforting lies. I've given up on that front...those comforting lies are just that...comforting and means of coping with a reality that is sometimes harsh and sometimes hurtful. Oh, well. So it goes.
Sorry for proselytizing.