Jekyl’s World
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Today's subject is dark and it is not only not discussed, but is one of those deeply guarded secretive subjects that is rarely discussed at all. I'm talking, of course, about things that we (and by we I mean you) do when we are all alone with no chance of being seen or discovered by others. You know what I'm talking about. Picture Tom Cruise in his underwear, air-jamming to Bob Seger tunes. Picture that guy in the next car at the stoplight, digging for gold while he thinks no one is looking. Picture your teenage son dressed in a black, studded leather jock strap, with Kiss makeup on, spitting ketchup at his bedroom mirror while jamming at high volume. Ok, haha, I made up that last one myself.....

The fact is that people act completely different when they think no one else is around. Now, to fully appreciate this subject you'll have to drop your natural guard a little and simply admit that it's true. We sing, we dance, we twirl, we scratch, we act, we rub, we talk to animals and inanimate / equally stupid creatures while no one is looking. We talk to computers, plants, dogs, refrigerators, and cats. I've had very gratifying discussions with lizards on my patio during the cocktail hour. Well, not really discussions and come to think of it, they weren't THAT gratifying. I mean, I'm not mental. They are one-sided discussions, meaning I do all the talking, but that is not completely abnormal, even when I'm visiting with humans. Most of us enjoy hearing ourselves talk, some of us more than others. My wife told me today about a woman she sat down next to on a park bench and who immediately had to tell her everything going on in her life. Now it's one thing to entertain yourself, but it should no be at the expense of others. They not only have no clue as to how annoying they are, they don't shut their pie holes long enough to contemplate it. If this weren't a good, Christian publication, I'd have a couple of suggestions about what to shove in that pie hole.

The fact is that most of us have an innate ability to amuse and entertain ourselves to no end. It's slightly curious to me that we feel compelled to hang out with other people as much as we do. When you're the only person present, no one gets offended, no one is left out, and no one complains. You can do the grossest things known to man or enact the greatest acts of kindness and tenderness and it is very simply for your own enjoyment. There is beauty in that. If nobody sees it, it's not sick, right?

Especially if the Gerbil survives. here