Now obviously we all have limitations. People say things like “I cannot draw”. Or “I cannot solve equations”. “I don’t understand culture X”. “I don’t understand women”. “I don’t understand men”. “I am not technically minded”. “I cannot communicate effectively”. “I can’t write well”. “I can’t / (hate?) read(ing)”. “I can’t play piano”. “I cannot study”.
People are more hesitant, however, to admit or come to the following conclusions and concede the true flaws they have:
“I'm not very creative". “I am largely incapable of logic of any sophistication”. “I'm ignorant relative to others about X,Y,Z". "I often am not able to empathise”. “I am not very precise and cannot structure my thoughts”. “I could not be relied upon to establish civilisation”. These are the analogues of the former in many ways, yet they are greater attacks on the person’s self-worth. By admitting their problems in a weaker form, people give themselves the illusion that they've confronted theirselves and that their inadequacies aren't so bad, and doesn’t affect their other abilities.
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A terrible thing when a generation fights for a set of laws – and then achieves them all. The road is better than the inn. Those who find themselves in the inn will cast themselves out on the road again in search of something more. They will also manufacture problems in areas that weren’t any before.
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