Jan 7, 2012

A MASK of Sanity ... The Face Of The Psychopath

Common Sense Commentary:
"... men... full of evil, and madness is in their heart..."Ecc.9:3.

Noah Webster's definition of a psychopath: "A disorder of behavior toward other individuals or toward society in which reality is usually clearly perceived except for the individual's social and moral obligations and which often seeks immediate personal gratification in criminal acts, drug addiction, or sexual perversion."

Psychopaths often have an uncanny ability, through years of practice, to leave the impression of mental stability, charm, and charisma.  They may also demonstrate great talent, intelligence and leadership ability. But, like Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Charles Manson and Jim Jones, they often, usually in private, suddenly jump the "normal track" and commit cold, emotionless acts of cruelty, verbal abuse or even  calm, apathetic murder.

We have seen these characteristics in practically every walk of life including corporate CEOs, Bankers, Attorneys, Politicians, Law Officers ... and, yes, the Ministry too.  A great percentage of those in jails and prisons are also psychopaths.... and most psychopaths will be sooner or later unless they are very rich, famous or in positions of influence.

We all saw and heard the mother of a convicted murderer, on television news, say calmly to the victim's family, coming out of the court room, "The man was sixty years old ... did you think he was going to live forever?"  That is a psychopathic personality obviously passed on to the son by Mama.

I witnessed a young black thug being asked in court, "Why did you kill that man if you had no reason and didn't even know him?" His answer .... "That old man ain't never done nothin for me."  That, my friends, is a psychopath.

We have all seen serial killers describe to investigators how they killed, dismembered, and disposed of dozens of bodies with the matter of fact calmness and absence of feeling as if they were explaining what they had for lunch. No feeling, no remorse, no guilt.

It is not surprising that many psychopaths fight and intimidate their way to the top of the corporate ladder and even into elected office and other positions of power. In my opinion they are driven by the same evil spirit which drove Lucifer in his lust for the throne of God. RB RB
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          THE PSYCHOPATH - The Mask of Sanity

             
             Special Research Project of the Quantum Future School              



Imagine - if you can - not having a conscience, none at all, no feelings of guilt or remorse no matter what you do, no limiting sense of concern for the well-being of strangers, friends, or even family members. Imagine no struggles with shame, not a single one in your whole life, no matter what kind of selfish, lazy, harmful, or immoral action you had taken.
And pretend that the concept of responsibility is unknown to you, except as a burden others seem to accept without question, like gullible fools.
Now add to this strange fantasy the ability to conceal from other people that your psychological makeup is radically different from theirs. Since everyone simply assumes that conscience is universal among human beings, hiding the fact that you are conscience-free is nearly effortless.
You are not held back from any of your desires by guilt or shame, and you are never confronted by others for your cold-bloodedness. The ice water in your veins is so bizarre, so completely outside of their personal experience, that they seldom even guess at your condition.
In other words, you are completely free of internal restraints, and your unhampered liberty to do just as you please, with no pangs of conscience, is conveniently invisible to the world.
You can do anything at all, and still your strange advantage over the majority of people, who are kept in line by their consciences will most likely remain undiscovered.
How will you live your life?
What will you do with your huge and secret advantage, and with the corresponding handicap of other people.... (conscience)?

Pass it on. RB

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