A Projection of Intent
If you find yourself listening to the words which someone has used, and saying “obviously, what they meant was…”, chances are that you did not listen to what they said.
If you find yourself listening to the words which someone has used, and saying “obviously, what they meant was…”, chances are that you did not listen to what they said.
Fear is rarely based on fact. When the news is full of stories about terror attacks, the public’s fear of terror goes up: the risk has not changed, only the knowledge of its existence. It is irrational, but it is faultlessly human.
There are no little fairies coming to take that towel away, to put out the bins, or clean up that toast sweat. The fact that it is often unintentional is no consolation; it is often not even regarded as fact.