Sympathy for the Devil

“Time is not a line, but a series of now points.” Taisen Deshimaru

 

I was reading how Paramount has dropped their deal with Tom Cruise because of his recent behavior. It is reminiscent of the furor at Mel Gibson because of his anti-Semitic remarks. As science would have it for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

 

Tom Cruise is a not too bright, high school drop out, who has been brainwashed by the cult of Scientology. He thinks it is a valid religion however the founder was a second rate science fiction writer who made a drunken bet with some other science fiction writers that he could create a religion and get a tax break at the same time. It is a figment of L. Ron Hubbard’s imagination. None of it is real. It is a delusion.

 

How much is Tom Cruise responsible for his actions when he is spouting off his Scientology teachings? Do you feel sorry for him because he is being punished for his beliefs or do you want to shake him and say you have a brain use it? The truth is out there and nothing is stopping him from learning outside of Scientology. In a way I feel sorry for him but in a way I feel he has created his own problems.

 

Mel Gibson is the product of a hate filled home. His father denies the existence of the Holocaust. He is an intelligent man however and he should be able to overcome the prejudices of his childhood. Again I have some sympathy for him but he has made his own problems.

 

My ex has been told all his adult life he has deep seated problems and needs medication and long term therapy. He chooses to believe he is all right and the rest of the world is nuts and has the problems. For him I have little sympathy because he knows the truth and refuses to believe it. He is wrapped in his delusions and refuses to get the help that would make his life easier.

 

Sympathy is a very difficult thing. You want to feel the compassion that you should towards your fellow man but at the same time you know that there are consequences that arise because of one’s behavior. I guess the best you can do is hope that the people involved understand the wake up calls being thrown at them and do something about the real problems.