# The Worst People in the World By:: [[Brian Heath]] 2024-03-15 The worst people in the world are those who aspire to be saints. Think of an endlessly accommodating person who insists on togetherness, is always optimistic, never gets angry, and most likely always talks about yoga and meditation. One may think this person is the ideal, but one would be wrong. They act this way not because it's their nature but because the opposite is true. Their ego is so big that they must turn to a perverted kindness to keep it in check. They are damaged goods that have yet to figure out authenticity, solidarity, and the fundamental human condition. Perverted kindness is endless tolerance, having the emotional range of a "happy" rock, and never letting people know how you truly feel. Life isn't full of infinite love if one simply allows it in. Love has no definition without suffering and vice versa, just as "yes" has no meaning without "no." One ceases to exist meaningfully if one is an endless yes and never a no. Many see these individuals as the ideal, which strokes their ego endlessly. This creates an endless positive feedback cycle. Eventually, one realizes these aspiring saints are egotistical nothings. Instead, please give me the person with an opinion who expresses themselves as authentically who they are in that moment. At least I can evaluate their character and how they intend to dance through life. True saints never aspired to be them. This is precisely why they became saints. #### Related Items [[People]] [[Optimism]] [[Authenticity]] [[The Human Condition]] [[Love]] [[Suffering]] [[Ego]]