So much #hate! This politician probably didn't receive much #love as a kid, from parents or siblings. Probably didn't have many friends who brought #joy. Such a #miserable existence, spreading #anger and #bile. #Pity this #meaningless #empty #unhappy life.
#Pity
He was about to urge her to let well alone and trust heaven to do justice, but then he had a sudden vision of heaven’s justice as the Church sometimes applied it, in good but dreadful faith, with all the virtuous narrowness and pitilessness of minds blind and deaf to the infinite variety of humankind, its failings, and aspirations, and needs, and forgetful of all the Gospel reminders concerning publicans and sinners.
Ellis Peters (1913-1995) English writer, translator [pseud. of Edith Mary Pargeter, who also wrote under the names John Redfern, Jolyon Carr, Peter Benedict]
The Holy Thief, ch. 11 (1992)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/peters-ellis/74946/
#quote #quotes #quotation #church #churchlaw #cruelty #divinejustice #divinemercy #humancondition #humannature #humanity #inhumanity #pity #punishment #sinners #theocracy #trust #understanding #unworthiness #virtue
Oh my God, the hacker sent me an email to prove to me: he's so good that he got all my numbers!!!
I'm so very scared now!!!
I shouldn't have exposed myself like this.
What do I do now??? Can anyone please help me? Do you know any crackers?
Reflecting on casual meanness this season of "thanks," I'm reminded of Marcus Aurelius' #Meditations. His thoughts on handling ignorance and wrongdoing, well, I want to resonate with it.
Cooperation over division, pity over anger.
I'm trying my best, Marcus, but I think your thinking was more evolved than mine. So, maybe you can find some pity for me, too.
https://copingalgorithms.pika.page/posts/a-brief-meditation-on-pity
I have complicated feelings about this.
Much of the time, people use the word #inspiration to describe a person who they would otherwise express #sympathy or #pity toward. And both of these are #downward-facing. In this context, so is inspiration. The vibe is, "If this not-quite-person can do XYZ, what's /your/ excuse?"
I don't believe this was your intent; however, this is how a /lot/ of "inspiration" is marketed.
If you feel the need to compare yourself to someone, it might be better to compare yourself today to yourself yesterday. Or last week. Or last year.
A quotation from Eliot, George:
«
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/eliot-george/72581/
"This is a confession. I love daytime TV. I smoke, even though I officially gave up years ago. I’m often late, and usually lie about why. And sometimes I feel good when others feel bad.
"The Japanese have a saying: “The misfortunes of others taste like honey.” […] In Hebrew enjoying other people’s catastrophes is 'simcha la‑ed'."
Excerpts from the #book #Schadenfreude by Tiffany Watt Smith: https://web.archive.org/web/20190606171225/https://lithub.com/not-just-a-german-word-a-brief-history-of-schadenfreude/ @psychology @bookstodon
#pity #failures #empathy #envy #emotionality #frustration #discomfort #tonePolicing #languagePolice #conversations #debates #blameTheVictim #grievability #mentalHealth #sadism #bondage #failures #joy #psychology #TiffanyWattSmith #bookStodon #wickedness
#RandyNewman - Mr. #President (Have #Pity On The #Working Man): https://youtu.be/tem0mfWJv-0?si=3sUZ86hRZx692KqL
Obviously getting #desperate now, #Trump goes for the #pity play:
Bringing up his assassination attempt & the BS weaponization of the government: “I probably took a bullet to the head because of the things they say about me.”
give me a fucking break loser.
A quotation from Billings, Josh:
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What a lamentable cuss man iz, he pittys hiz nabors misfortunes, bi calling them judgments from heaven.
[What a lamentable cuss man is: he pities his neighbors’ misfortunes, by calling them judgments from heaven.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/billings-josh/69361/
#quote #quotes #quotation #badluck #blame #callousness #compassion #divineanger #divinejudgment #divinewrath #humannature #misfortune #neighbor #pity #punishment #shame
@LALegault I can drink wine too, I haven’t had the opportunity to drink Canadian wine. 🍷 #pity
@chattories As he stared silently at the snow piled up outside he pitied the poor people who would have to contend with clearing it. The #pity extended to himself.
Today’s #Chattories prompt is #pity (word or inspiration)
Make a new post including the two hashtags. Write a one-post story for the prompt.
Keep it clean!
There are no limits on previous prompts; use or re-use as you like.
Have fun!
#pity the supposed cash poor tax cheat #billionaire tv star, ex #president and real estate mogul that #begs court for reductions in #court costs and fees related to appealing #biz fraud case for inflating value of #assets
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