Nothing Special, Nothing Sacred
Along with watching out for people who don’t care about truth and remorse, I also watch out for people who don’t have reverence for, nor see anything or anyone as, special or sacred.
What I mean by sacred in this context is this: worthy of respect, dedication, protection and holding dear; having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.
As with lacking in truth and remorse, a person who doesn’t see anyone or anything as special and sacred is also a person who can’t be trusted or counted on, and is disinterested in and/or incapable of true connection and collaboration.
People like this succumb to shiny objects, scraps and other superficial, shallow impulsivities (actually, these people find these things artificially and superficially “special” and “sacred” to them—which is a sort of mockery and defiance of what is good and true). I dare to say these type of people are pushing the boundaries into nihilism.
an extreme form of skepticism: the denial of all real existence or the possibility of an objective basis for truth.
nothingness or nonexistence.
In my article titled “Sensitive & Lonely Don’t Equate to Valuing the Good,” the Annie character held her friendship, connection and time with Shannon as special and sacred.
Shannon, on the other hand, was enthralled instead with superficiality. Annie was no more important and special to Shannon than was Shannon’s eavesdropping on and being impressed by shallow discussions—in fact, I would say that Annie was less important than that to Shannon. Yes, Shannon absorbed Annie’s attention when no one else, no shiny objects, were around; but of course, that is the opposite of revering anything and anyone as special and sacred. And it is, actually, a mockery and defiance of what Annie and Shannon shared.
In that same article, Shannon also obviously had no remorse for ignoring Annie; nor did she feel remorse about not telling Annie the truth. There was no relating, considering, or caring about how her choices would affect Annie or their friendship.
I hope that the Annie would have moved along, and left the friendship she had with Shannon, because their values didn’t match and they didn’t want the same things (truth, empathy, consideration, collaboration, and reverence for what is special and sacred). I also hope Annie would have endured her loneliness for deep connection until she found someone on the same page.
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