If you were faced with the decision to either lie to people you’ll likely and hopefully never meet or be “forced” to work at McDonald’s, what would you choose?
Perhaps your decision would be different.
But I ask:
What would Mr. Hemon choose?
If someone took something valuable that belonged to you and then used it not only to draw attention and admiration to himself by distorting it and passing it off as his own but also made a healthy profit in doing so, what would you think of such a man?
Would you applaud him?
Would you admire and revere him?
Would you respect such a man?
Not only that but what if what he stole and distorted from you became a danger to the people he claimed to be helping?
How would you speak of him to your associates?
Would you tell them what a great and altruistic man he is?
Would you find him to be a man of the highest morale and integrity?
And if you later discovered that what he stole and distorted from you resulted in injuring others at their own expense, how would you respond?
Would you be overtaken with enthusiasm?
Would you advise your closest friends to learn from him too?
Would you conceal it because it was a secret too good to share?
How would you react?
Furthermore, if the facts concerning a plagiarist, charlatan and conman are exposed by direct witnesses, would you expect such a man to acknowledge the truth to himself or anyone else, especially when he has publicly stated that he has practically everything to lose if he does not continue?
Or would you expect him to him explain away, justify his position, and defend himself by trying to convince himself and others that the people he stole from or injured are the ones at fault and that he did not bring it upon himself, regardless of whether he was aware of it or not?
Is a story slander if it reveals the hard facts?
Or is it simply the honest truth, no matter how undesirable it may appear?
Does Mr. Hemon not realize that there are those who know exactly where his “consciousness level” actually is?
And if his delusions become a threat to too many people, would he not expect the “greater authorities” to intervene with the aim of sparing others the damage of being misled by someone who isn’t in possession of the knowledge he claims to be offering?
Perhaps your decision would be different.
But I ask:
What would Mr. Hemon choose?
If someone took something valuable that belonged to you and then used it not only to draw attention and admiration to himself by distorting it and passing it off as his own but also made a healthy profit in doing so, what would you think of such a man?
Would you applaud him?
Would you admire and revere him?
Would you respect such a man?
Not only that but what if what he stole and distorted from you became a danger to the people he claimed to be helping?
How would you speak of him to your associates?
Would you tell them what a great and altruistic man he is?
Would you find him to be a man of the highest morale and integrity?
And if you later discovered that what he stole and distorted from you resulted in injuring others at their own expense, how would you respond?
Would you be overtaken with enthusiasm?
Would you advise your closest friends to learn from him too?
Would you conceal it because it was a secret too good to share?
How would you react?
Furthermore, if the facts concerning a plagiarist, charlatan and conman are exposed by direct witnesses, would you expect such a man to acknowledge the truth to himself or anyone else, especially when he has publicly stated that he has practically everything to lose if he does not continue?
Or would you expect him to him explain away, justify his position, and defend himself by trying to convince himself and others that the people he stole from or injured are the ones at fault and that he did not bring it upon himself, regardless of whether he was aware of it or not?
Is a story slander if it reveals the hard facts?
Or is it simply the honest truth, no matter how undesirable it may appear?
Does Mr. Hemon not realize that there are those who know exactly where his “consciousness level” actually is?
And if his delusions become a threat to too many people, would he not expect the “greater authorities” to intervene with the aim of sparing others the damage of being misled by someone who isn’t in possession of the knowledge he claims to be offering?