The world has deceived itself into playing the role of victim. And we are giving an Academy Award performance while doing it. We easily slip into the role without conscious awareness. Perfectly intelligent people play the role of victim without the slightest awareness that they are doing so. The human mind is a tribute to its ability to deceive itself.
Most people think that emotional pain is undesirable.
People would rather be happy than sad, would rather be pleasantly disposed than angry. We all agree that there are negative emotions. Now 20 years older, the priest's former charges confronted him. The priest was in tears and seemed to display a great deal of remorse. He apologized profusely.