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Two Types of People

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Jim Dalling
Apr 08, 2021
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There are two types of people in the world.

Trite leadline?

Yup. And we’re going there anyway.

They say that the more you learn, the less you know. As a fool, I’m certain that the only certainty is uncertainty. And? When, I’m most certain, it typically doesn’t go well.

Scroll down to the section On Certainty, for more details.

There are people who understand that every human being who has ever walked this earth is flawed. They know that we humans are always dealing with incomplete knowledge. They know, deep down that imperfection is part of life. As such, they know that we are all fools, clowns, kooks and idiots. They know that nobody’s perfect. Everybody poops. They are willing to attempt to laugh at the absurdity of existence.

They are willing to be responsible for themselves.

I serve these fools.

It’s remarkably foolish to believe that we should approach serious issues like trauma, grief and depression with seriousness and gravity. These are serious issues. People are experiencing pain. Pe…

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