One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real – Klaus Kinski
This was the opening quote from I Wear the Black Hat. This really got me thinking how much would people like me if they knew my depravities? Would people even want to be in the same room, same town as me? If people knew the worst of me would they still like me? If i was honest with myself would I even like myself?
But if we don't take the time to dive into the absolute worst of ourselves then how can we see who we really are? Because our human nature often times is to bypass the bad in ourselves (mainly because we are highly focused on what everyone else does wrong) and pretend that we are all in all pretty good people. I mean we haven't killed anyone right.... But depravity doesn't mean murderer. Being depraved mean being morally corrupt or wicked. I like to think that I am not wicked all the time. But I would think that about myself. We don't talk bad about the dead or ourselves...
How many times a day do I have morally corrupt thoughts? I may not act them out but they are there. Does that make me any less depraved since I am not acting them out? Or does it just make me lazy?
