Those who reflexively condemn a perspective just because it rubs them the wrong way are doing themselves a disservice. They’re closing themselves off from the indescribable freedom of being able to shift their perception between ALL perspectives, as well as understanding how nurture/nature crafted their “enemy” into that very thing that’s so fun to hate. From a scientific, cosmically oriented perspective—never mind a spiritual one—it quickly becomes obvious that it’s ridiculous to waste time hating/condemning if it doesn’t provide fuel for effort, or serve a greater strategy. (And yeah, if you want to be a writer, it really helps to not hate your characters—even your villains—so that you can slip into their minds and see how “nasty” behaviors make perfect sense to them).
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18 responses to “Musings”
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A very good point. How to detach oneself and become an observer and understander. (I made that word up – look for it in next year’s dictionary.
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I love my villains the most. Your story can’t work if they aren’t interesting.
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Yep! I hate seeing one-dimensional villains that really offer no chance for the hero to relate or sympathize. It really does become boring and rote when you have two opposing forces where one wins just because of inherent “goodness.”
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I don’t think pure evil exists, either. Ironically, I think your viewpoint is actually the road to “good,” haha!
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I found this musing in my email and starred this particular one. Whether one writes or not, good advice.
Kent Wayne 
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