Definitions

Trust

A double-edged sword,

it is the feeling of safety

derived by the absence of lies.

With it comes

kindness, admiration, loyalty,

confidence for action.

Without it there is

hatred, suspicion, cruelty,

crippling fear. 

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Domesticity

A benign word for 

the emotional hotbed

that is a household.

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Rationality

The golden calf

that society worships

and which

strips life of most of its

juiciness.

(Anne Lamotte)

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Bluntness

Bluntness

will get a point across

will instigate a reaction

will make it hard to be loved.

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Forgiveness

Brought about by

some forgetting and

a lot of convenience.

(unknown author)

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