Buy the author a coffee. ☕️ Settle down there now. Settle down. Triggering title I know. With a little mischievous duality thrown in for good measure, for the times we live in - don’t you know. As a rule of thumb, I try to avoid usage of foul language as much as possible in my writing. Especially, with regard to this particular word. Yet, the word was once in common Irish usage and I have a story to tell you about it.
John O' The Hills.... You could write a book about him - he who lives in all of us. A confessional bar stool in 1980s Ireland! How many of them were there?! I knew a few.. Maybe it's time to resurrect them. I can think of a few who need priority appointments....
I knew a man exactly like the man described, he had the exact same hatred for himself as he held for others. Everyone was in his eyes a c**t and even more so if you dared tell him true facts. There are a lot of them around now and their hatred for themselves will only grow when their conscience starts to get too much to smother....if they have a conscience that is.
What I have no doubt about however is they have no soul.
What a great start to the weekend Gerry thank you. I'm from across the water where our politicians are really big cunts. I think there's a cunt in most of us, the thing is to acknowledge it to friends or family and hope the rest of the world can live with it. You have a real way with words my friend God bless you.
Oh the timing is spot on Gerry, I'm awake since 3am reviewing all the bad cuntish tings I have done in the now distance past, and in the middle of the review the image of the five of cups came into my mind , it's the image of a man standing there with five cups /goblets on the ground with three knocked over and behind him or ahead of him two goblets still standing. Basically it says to me , yes you done a bit of destruction in the past and you have punished yourself hard for it but it is now time to pull up your socks and do something worthwhile in your life that benefits yourself and others. Anyway long story short, I do a ten card tarot spread each morning after walking the dogs and in the position of the "will of the universe" there was the 5 of cups lol , but more important than that in the "Soul" position was the Fool card, so basically I'm in transition and it's going to be painful but trust your soul to guide you through it. Ah fuck lol ok bring it on. Now I'm not saying I'm not going to be a cunt anymore sur it's part of my charm lol, no maybe it's time to dig a bit deeper and see if I have anything to offer to the future . Time to turn up the wellies me thinks.
I think this is my favorite article so far thanks.
Lovely read, only goes to prove that the profound is in the mundane and not on the philosophers' or clergy's babylonic towers.
(So I love purple prose, what of it?)
"I wonder do any of our politicians and drivers of narratives stop to ask themselves that specific question."
That's probably a negative number nowadays. Our financial, societal and political systems self-selects for cunts. And there's no selection pressure for anything else.
What a lovely story. Thank you so much, Gerry. I came here via Guttermouth, another one of my favourite writers and commenters in here. I don't know if I could possibly find any more time for all of the brilliant Stacks I'm stumbling across, but I will simply have to magic some up for yours.
Lovely wee story Gerry..Ive often thought about it alright the idea of self realisation in politicians .I don't think they go together too well, but if my own awakening is anything to go by there is the hope that one day these fellas will wake up and feel and overwhelming sense of connection to all things and give it a Jesis rest ...
Yes
Yikes
The marry part
Hmm
Yikes
That’s a conspiracy theory
John O' The Hills.... You could write a book about him - he who lives in all of us. A confessional bar stool in 1980s Ireland! How many of them were there?! I knew a few.. Maybe it's time to resurrect them. I can think of a few who need priority appointments....
You're keeping the art of the short story alive.
I knew a man exactly like the man described, he had the exact same hatred for himself as he held for others. Everyone was in his eyes a c**t and even more so if you dared tell him true facts. There are a lot of them around now and their hatred for themselves will only grow when their conscience starts to get too much to smother....if they have a conscience that is.
What I have no doubt about however is they have no soul.
Well done Gerry!
What a great start to the weekend Gerry thank you. I'm from across the water where our politicians are really big cunts. I think there's a cunt in most of us, the thing is to acknowledge it to friends or family and hope the rest of the world can live with it. You have a real way with words my friend God bless you.
Oh the timing is spot on Gerry, I'm awake since 3am reviewing all the bad cuntish tings I have done in the now distance past, and in the middle of the review the image of the five of cups came into my mind , it's the image of a man standing there with five cups /goblets on the ground with three knocked over and behind him or ahead of him two goblets still standing. Basically it says to me , yes you done a bit of destruction in the past and you have punished yourself hard for it but it is now time to pull up your socks and do something worthwhile in your life that benefits yourself and others. Anyway long story short, I do a ten card tarot spread each morning after walking the dogs and in the position of the "will of the universe" there was the 5 of cups lol , but more important than that in the "Soul" position was the Fool card, so basically I'm in transition and it's going to be painful but trust your soul to guide you through it. Ah fuck lol ok bring it on. Now I'm not saying I'm not going to be a cunt anymore sur it's part of my charm lol, no maybe it's time to dig a bit deeper and see if I have anything to offer to the future . Time to turn up the wellies me thinks.
I think this is my favorite article so far thanks.
P.S I use tarot the Jungian way .
My favourite also ☘️
Came here by way of The Gutter.
Lovely read, only goes to prove that the profound is in the mundane and not on the philosophers' or clergy's babylonic towers.
(So I love purple prose, what of it?)
"I wonder do any of our politicians and drivers of narratives stop to ask themselves that specific question."
That's probably a negative number nowadays. Our financial, societal and political systems self-selects for cunts. And there's no selection pressure for anything else.
What a lovely story. Thank you so much, Gerry. I came here via Guttermouth, another one of my favourite writers and commenters in here. I don't know if I could possibly find any more time for all of the brilliant Stacks I'm stumbling across, but I will simply have to magic some up for yours.
Good story that, I enjoyed it thoroughly
Lovely wee story Gerry..Ive often thought about it alright the idea of self realisation in politicians .I don't think they go together too well, but if my own awakening is anything to go by there is the hope that one day these fellas will wake up and feel and overwhelming sense of connection to all things and give it a Jesis rest ...
Loved this after the initial shock of the title.. A great read Gerry thank you. ☘
Empaths who take the time for introspection, acknowledge that they are flawed and parts of themselves are "cunts"
Narcissists and Sociopaths lack that ability of introspection, and they are the real "cunts". And possibly why we find the latter in places of power.
Love it Gerry 😍👏💚