Dark Psychology: The Practical Uses and Best Defenses of Psychological Warfare in Everyday Life - How to Detect and Defend Against Manipulation, Deception, Dark Persuasion, and Covert NLP by James Williams

Dark Psychology: The Practical Uses and Best Defenses of Psychological Warfare in Everyday Life - How to Detect and Defend Against Manipulation, Deception, Dark Persuasion, and Covert NLP by James Williams

Author:James Williams [Williams, James]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Self Help, Psychology, Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781951030162
Publisher: SD Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-07-03T23:00:00+00:00


EMOTIONAL SCARS

It has been said, “time heals all wounds”.

I do not agree. The wounds remain.

In time, the mind, protecting its sanity covers them

with scar tissue and the pain lessens

But it is never gone.

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

One of the largest residual effects of every experience we have is emotions. They say that in life, experience is the best teacher. Having spent more than a decade trying to understand human nature, I am inclined to agree. Let me share one of my most memorable experience from travels in recent times. I think it best illustrates the point I am trying to make. Every year, I pack up my bags and travel to explore places that are not really hot spots for tourists, but they are exotic all the same. On this particular trip, I was travelling with a tribe of natives on their annual pilgrimage journey to pay homage to a particular deity. I was not a worshipper, but they were kind enough to let me travel in their company and observe their routines. At night, as we sat by the campfire enjoying the warm glow in the dark after a nice meal, I listened to them chatter in a language I didn't understand.

My translator occasionally chimed in when there was a general laughter or question directed specifically at me. But for most part, I just observed. And that was when I saw this child, not more than 8 or 9 months, I think. I can’t really tell at that age. Only that the child was crawling towards the fire. I looked around the fire, but no one seemed to be paying any attention. So, I made a move to intercept the child, but I was immediately reprimanded. All the interpreter told me was that the child was about to learn a valuable lesson. I was concerned. The fire pit wasn’t blazing hot but some of the wood still had fire on them and there were embers lying about that was still glowing. I watched keenly.

The child fascinated by the little flames crawled closer and then stopped. Perhaps the heat from the fire had given him a pause. But then the brave lad decided to brave the heat and proceed. He paused at a safe distance and then held out his hand toward the flame which he promptly withdrew. His face registered a shocked expression and I could see his lower lip quivering. I wanted to go to him but the man beside me must have sensed my intentions because he signaled me to wait. The poor baby’s expression shifted from hurt to one of confusion. It was like he was telepathically speaking to the flame and asking why it hurt. He tried using his hand again and this time he cried. The men cheered and laughed. A woman, quite possibly his mother who must have been standing very close by quickly swooped in and carried him away.

I was incensed. I asked the translator the purpose of this. The chief through the translator responded with words that I remember to this day.



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