Disclaimer: This post has absolutely no point but I hope that everyone reading can understand my ramblings. What is it about beer that makes it taste so good?  I drink one and just can’t stop.  Beer and cigarettes are the simple pleasures in life.  I’m not hard to figure out, I’m complicatedly simple. Confucius say “Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!” Confucius is talking about the evaluation of man.  What does a man make use of?  What are his intentions?  What does he enjoy?  He simply cannot hide, he himself.  I’ve evaluated a lot of people in my life.  Evaluating your enemy is the root of all victory.  Knowing the man better then himself is already defeated.  On the other hand, maybe we evaluate man to distribute trust? Trust in man is hard to come by these days.  Who can you trust?  Trust in you yourself?  Trust is gained through evaluation.  Confucius did say “man can not conceal himself.” Do we trust friends?  Do we trust the cook at McDonalds? Is our purpose here to evaluate?  The recent disasters have complicated trust.  The hurricane evacuees trust that man will care for them in their time of need.  I trust the same for me.   Why don’t we all consider each other more and build the trust of man.  Evaluate and man cannot conceal his hardships, sorrow, and lack of self worth.  Say hello in the hallway even when you don’t feel like talking.  That man in the hallway will conceal his happiness for the split second of attention.  Give the firefighters a dollar for charity.  That will build their trust in saving lives. My father and I lost someone dear recently, and he trusted that I be there for him when he felt that hurt inside of him that only he himself can control.  It is always difficult to lose someone in your heart.   I trusted that my father would understand my way of dealing with our loss.  Does trust in man get you through?  Ask your most considered friend.  If he has concealed himself to you then your continued friendship has been built on trust. You trust in your husband to support you when you have fallen on difficult times.  You trust that he will care for the kids and mind the store.  The wife trusts that you will compromise to strengthen the relationship. Where do we go from here?  I don’t know.  I’m no philosopher but maybe we can all learn something from all of this.  

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