Guilty as Charged

Self-Centering

Congratulations. Once again you have made it all about you.

In the case shown in the illustration and caption above there can (obviously) be no response from the defendant, but regardless of circumstance can there ever be an adequate response? In the case of a disagreement, of course each side is inclined to defend their position and thus is guilty as charged. And in any type of interaction between two or more individuals, it must be determined if the plaintiff is saying that the defendant is making it all about them, or if the plaintiff is actually saying that they are not receiving their due attention. To determine this would require an objective review of individual give and take; and who has time for that. Suffice to say, it could be that the defendant is guilty by force of personality, demeanor, or heavy-handed verbal warfare, or it could be that the plaintiff is indecisive, uncertain, or merely quiet, in which case the defendant may be guilty of a lesser charge of being inconsiderate, but not necessarily guilty of self-centering; (any charge of self-centering would automatically include the lesser charge). So it appears that no matter the circumstance, when charged with making it all about themselves, the defendant is always (to some degree) guilty; even in the illustration above where Death is shown to be one's ultimate act of self-centering. Amen!

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