Think calming thoughts....

[ladysprite]

I am a pacifist. I have devoted my life to fighting death, pain, suffering, and harm in any way possible. I have made a personal vow never to intentionally cause pain to any living creature.

This does not mean that, occasionally, I don't get the near-uncontrollable urge to take someone and rub their face in a cheesegrater. Or bash their head repeatedly into a brick wall. Or jump up and down on their chest, revelling in the purplish look on their faces as their spleen explodes under my bootheels.

But I am bigger than that. I will take a deep breath and count to ten, and remind myself that to do so would be to lower myself to their level, and that I would just get cooties from touching them anyway. And I will reconsider the fact that it's probably for the best anyway, since doing everydamthing myself is the only way to make sure that noone else screws things up. At least if I screw things up, I know I've only got myself to blame.

I. Will. Make. This. Work.

I. Will. Not. Mutilate. My. Acquaintances.

I. Will. Not. Implode.

I. Will. Make. This. Work.

Comments

[rickvs.livejournal.com]

This is why I play Quake, and other cathartic games. I've been tempted on occasion to go the extra mile, and build custom opponents with my cow-orkers' faces. But ...that would be wrong :>

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Um, meep.

Would visualizing the troll eating whomever-it-is help?

With hugs,
A.

[elusis.livejournal.com]

I. Will. Not. Mutilate. My. Acquaintances.

May I borrow this as a mantra for a couple of days? I forsee great need of it...