This one is a little different. I am not a big believer of the phrase “the more you know, the less you know.” This idea of knowing too much is a bit more of a modern day, “I don’t have time to read everything because I am too busy doing stuff” thing. The thing that I do know is that I am the most self-aware person I know.
The problem is that we are too afraid of what we don’t know to really see what we do know. So instead of taking the time to get to know us, we make up stories about who we are that we don’t have the guts or ability to tell ourselves. At the same time, we find ourselves on the way to work every morning with our hair looking like a halo. But you know what I mean.
So what is my problem? I’m afraid you are not self-aware enough. Well, that’s a bit harsh. It’s like me saying, “I’m afraid you are not self-aware enough to be a police officer, but I’m afraid you’re not self-aware enough to be a cop in the first place because you have too much empathy.
Well I could say that about myself, but I’d still have to say that that’s unfair. When I first got here I thought you were smart enough to figure out how to get out of this place, but I’m not smart enough to be able to tell you that.
Actually, the two things I am not smart enough to be can be separated by a simple question: which part of me is me and which part of you? The answer: I am my own worst enemy. You are not me at all. I am a robot. You are my own worst enemy.
Id like to break that down a little. I am a robot, a machine, a machine. You are a person. I am a person.
To me, the definition of a robot is one who is programmed to do one thing and does that thing perfectly. To be a robot, you can’t do anything other than what you’re programmed to do. You can’t go outside and run around, and you can’t go out and play. You can’t go down to the beach, and you can’t go to the beach.
You think one of my robots is the same as you? You think one of my robots is me? I think you are a person? I think I am a person? We are robots. We are all the same. We are all programmed to do the same thing. Like I said, if you think I am a robot, you are an idiot. If you think I am a person, you are an idiot. Or, you are more of an idiot than I am.