A Short Exercise in Dealing with Fu*kery

When all logic eludes us because we are dealing with irrational masters of manipulation with cunning schemes to rule the world, it’s easy to get caught up in the ride and never exit the roller coaster.

Step right up and get your tickets to the wildest show in town…

You are in for an experience of a lifetime, just don’t hop on the merry-go-round. From the view of the merry-go-round it seems that everything around you is spinning, when in fact, you are the one spinning. This is exactly where you already are, so avoid the merry-go-round at all cost.

Instead, you begin walking through the spellbound carnival filled with magicians and masters of illusion. You observe everyone’s fascination, as you study their trickery, to decipher each charade. Just to be safe, you occasionally meander into the house of mirrors to check yourself and make sure you’re not regurgitating or projecting the magicians trickery. As you work your way through the crowd, you notice all of the men masquerading as women and women masquerading as men, and the carnies all dressed in black, while everyone gazes at the 15-feet-tall stilt-walkers towering over the masses. Everyone is acting and playing a role.

You are surrounded by clowns, as it comes with the territory. You observe them and get a good laugh but you don’t fear the clowns, because once a clown knows you fear them, they become extra creepy.

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