People present a complex array of behaviour. I see patterns of behaviour repeating all around and I am continually surprised by much behaviour I see.
There are individuals who leave all their earthly possessions behind and trek off into the middle of an obscure location to follow a dream. This may be to research wildlife, or to help out on a conservation project, or to help build a water well, or spread the message of the gospel, or help with medical needs. People may work tirelessly and selflessly in communities with which they identify, sometimes with communities very different to their own. Communities will contain humanitarians and firemen and policemen and doctors and nurses, all caring, helper roles. People may give selflessly of their time or money to help make the world a better place.
On the other hand, there are people who have only self interest at heart. They may accumulate wealth at the expense of other people, for example, a con artist who robs a pensioner of a life's savings, not caring that the pensioner may be left destitute. Con artists may laugh and say the person deserved to be outwitted, because he or she didn't see it coming. Some people gloat at the stupidity of other people, or tease others, or play pranks on them, or abuse and bully other people. Some people murder and hate and discriminate, whilst others are innocent and loving and compassionate. Most often there are people who present a mix of very varied behaviour, from the good right through to the bad, like most of us.
We all have faults and failings and good points. A murderer may truly have loved the victim, in a very warped way, or may go home to his or her children and be a doting parent. I have come to realise every single person is unique and have learnt not to generalise and not to cloud my viewpoint of an individual based on past experiences with what may seem to be a similar type of person or group of people.
A wide spectrum of behaviour presents in this continuum of human life, good and bad a battle in flux.
On the other hand, there are people who have only self interest at heart. They may accumulate wealth at the expense of other people, for example, a con artist who robs a pensioner of a life's savings, not caring that the pensioner may be left destitute. Con artists may laugh and say the person deserved to be outwitted, because he or she didn't see it coming. Some people gloat at the stupidity of other people, or tease others, or play pranks on them, or abuse and bully other people. Some people murder and hate and discriminate, whilst others are innocent and loving and compassionate. Most often there are people who present a mix of very varied behaviour, from the good right through to the bad, like most of us.
We all have faults and failings and good points. A murderer may truly have loved the victim, in a very warped way, or may go home to his or her children and be a doting parent. I have come to realise every single person is unique and have learnt not to generalise and not to cloud my viewpoint of an individual based on past experiences with what may seem to be a similar type of person or group of people.
A wide spectrum of behaviour presents in this continuum of human life, good and bad a battle in flux.
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