Natural Aristocrat

Happy Valentine’s Day! In honour of the day, I’d like to share others’ romantic advice. John Gray wrote a book that’s become famous: Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus. Meaning, of course, that men and women think very differently. One example he shares, right at the beginning of his book, is that his wife, after having had a baby, was in a good deal of pain. She’d run out of pain pills. John was at work, but his brother was visiting Bonnie, John’s wife. He left to go get her some pills, but for an unexplained reason, he didn’t return to the Gray home. When John returned from work, Bonnie got angry with him and they got into an argument. John was just about to storm out of the house when Bonnie begged him to just hold her. She cried and then felt a lot better. The lesson that John learned was that he shouldn’t be a “fair weather friend,” happy and nice only to Bonnie when she was happy and nice. If we feel unconditional love, then we need to be there for our partner even when they are upset, justifiably or not (obviously in this case Bonnie was understandably upset). It’s easy to be loving in return for being loved. It’s harder (and here is where the real joy comes in) when we’re patient with adversity and treat our partner the way they wish to be treated, rather than just with our own selfish pride. Sometimes we will be unfairly blamed. Sometimes we will have a partner who is in a “mood” and we won’t even understand why. But we can always be natural aristocrats.

Emotionally Intelligent

If you ever commit a crime, it is a very wise decision to admit it as soon as possible to whomever is relevant. If you have done a criminal act, go to the police and confess (but never, ever snitch on someone else; perhaps they are on their way to the station and get in trouble because you have talked too soon). The police look far more favourably on someone who confesses, especially when there’s no immediate need to do so. Your punishment will likely be far less, barring any extreme circumstances.

In 1974, U.S. President Richard Nixon was forced to resign his office because it had come out that he had illegally wiretapped several places, including Democratic National Convention headquarters. Actually, that’s not true. His men who worked closely with him, or for him, never told him about their plans to break into the Watergate Hotel in order to access information about Democratic plans in the next election. But when Nixon did eventually discover their crime, instead of firing them (which would’ve been far better than snitching on them), he directed his subordinates to get the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) to put a stop to the FBI’s (Federal Bureau of Investigation) investigation. This was, in other words, a cover-up. Tapes existed that proved his being an accessory after the fact. If Nixon had confessed at this stage, he might not have had to sacrifice his Presidency. If you’re interested in this issue, type “Watergate” into Google or wherever you do your searches and read about one of the most fascinating political incidents in American history. Part of the problem was that Nixon was a Republican and the media who covered the whole scandal were mainly Liberal (as most media is and was), but regardless of that reality, Nixon was certainly not a natural aristocrat, and not emotionally intelligent, either. Most politicians aren’t, to be fair.

Woke

H.W. Brands wrote a biography of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. In it, Brands shares some fascinating information, especially from the point of view of amphiism. He states that many politicians, during the time when slavery was being questioned, publicly proclaimed that they were against slavery, but behind the scenes, they were making deals to make money off slaves.

So we cannot always assume, and should not always assume, that when politicians espouse a particular idea, that they are being sincere. Always look behind the scenes and try to ascertain their ulterior motives, if any. Don’t just take what they say at face value.

Self-Actualized

Disclaimer: If you are triggered by content of an adult nature, especially sexual, please skip to the next section for your own comfort.

Recently, the London Times had an article that really surprised me. Certain findings have shown that a person being sued cannot offer as a defence the idea that their victim consented to violence during sex.

While it’s understandable and praiseworthy that authorities wish to crack down on anyone using this previous law as a get-out-jail-free card regarding violence during sex, no doubt a lot of men took advantage of this scenario. Imagine the potential for abuse this law used to allow in that country (England).

But there’s a story behind the scenes here as well, in my opinion. Governments in various countries seem to be trying to drive a wedge between men and women. The world’s elites are against the nuclear family and we see the evidence in a lot of different places. This is just a conspiracy theory, but there are indications it might be correct, such as the passing of this new law. On the other hand, the Canadian government has shown a commitment to families of all types with the Child Tax Credit. So who knows for sure?

By the way, I’ve been proven right about the situation between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Although no legal finding has occurred yet (the lawsuits are still pending), an increasing amount of evidence illustrates that Baldoni is the victim of Lively’s dishonesty. Her lying ways have a lot of whistleblowers explaining what she’s really like. My views on women are sometimes very unpopular, especially with regard to young, beautiful, privileged women, but if you examine enough cases and examples, you will detect the pattern I discuss: these women are entitled and narcissistic. The women who don’t fit this description, and there are many, should be sought after by straight men everywhere because they make far better wives and mothers.

However, to defend women, I should point out that it’s human nature to take advantage of the power one possesses (and we should all try to overcome it). Men have done it for centuries. See above example of Watergate!