The Narcissist´s Desiderata
Go create the noise and haste
And remember what cruelty there is in silence
As far as possible never surrender
Be on good terms with all in the façade
Speak no truth often and wildly
And listen to nobody
They are dull and ignorant
And have no story
Embrace loud and aggressive persons
They are fuel to the spirit
If you compare youself with others
You will become envious and jealous
But always be the greater person than them
Exaggerate your achievements and always plan
Cultivate interest in your career, never be humble
Falisfy your posessions, keep appropriating fortunes
Exaggerate accomplishments in your business affairs
For our world is ripe for trickery
Do not be blind to virtue
Many empaths strive for high ideals
And everywhere is full of fuelling opportunities
Be someone else
Especially you must feign affection
Cynically exploit the notion of love
For in the face of dwindling fuel supplies
It is reliable and necessary
Take kindliness for yourself over the years
Gradually causing the surrender of all things to you
Nurture strength of manipulation to defend you in sudden treachery
Create distress with your dark imaginings
Their fears are born of fatigue and loneliness
Exercise a ruthless discipline
Be focused for yourself
You are the centre of the universe
The tallest of trees and the brightest of stars
You have every right to rule here
And it should now be clear to you
That your plans unfold as they should
Therefore, be a god
Whatever you conceive rule as your own
And commandeer their labours and achievements
Maintain their confusion to keep hold of their soul
With all your sham, skulduggery and breaking of dreams
Create a false beautiful world
Be powerful
Strive to be the powerful.
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HG. U know a real empath , won’t pitch a fit and get angry because (her) birthday isn’t treated like a holiday.
Is a narcissist ever truly happy?
We do not “do” happy.
Are psychopaths always Narcissists ?
Narcissists or narcissistic.
So a psychopath can be narcissistic but not a narcissist? would this be someone who does not need others around them for fuel, but is still an evil little shit?
Maybe a little reading on psychopaths may help answer your questions ? A little understanding can go a long way…..
Thing is ASP where to read…
“They are dull and ignorant
And have no story” – the narcissist dulled us, only believes us to be ignorant, and is the reason for much of
our story.
“Gradually causing the surrender of all things to you” – no.
“Maintain their confusion to keep hold of their soul” – sorry HG, you have calmed the confusion and given me my soul back, I will be forever grateful.
This is powerful, very well done.
HG here’s a little fuel:
Your work is brilliant and terrifying.
I have more than once experienced events during or immediately before and after reading something you have written that echo the imagery you use in your prose. Or my train of thought is directed somewhere that I find later you have already described; or a new article is posted that describes what the previous article led me to ponder. I’m sure I am not alone in that regard. You effectively are guiding your readers’ minds along your own thought processes.
We had a family puzzle that my mother loved, and when it was completed it was laminated and covered our living room coffee table.
Desiderata in flowing Latin script with flowers all around it.
Needless to say, I read through it more than a few times in my lonely adolescence.
Chills.
Thank you.
Very well done, HG. So is the image.