So you know how human beings are disgusting, cruel creatures? How they murder, rape, pillage, lie, cheat, steal, and just look really ugly when eating stuff? And no matter how much you try to ignore that you too are human, it’s just an inescapable fact?

Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. It’s “God’s.” “God” is in quotation marks because it’s too much of a hassle to try and discuss all religion and philosophy in a six paragraph essay. In this case, “God” is whatever the fuck is responsible for humans being what humans are.

You’re not particularly flawed if you’re disgusting and cruel. You’re human. And when you see those characteristics in yourself and others, and feel contempt for all humanity, you’re right on the money. Because human beings do a lot of fucked up shit. Since presumably you are a human, you are capable of doing a lot of fucked up shit too, and in fact, you have probably done plenty of asshole things worth being more than slightly ashamed of. Maybe even worth some guilt.

When people try and tell you about all the good shit that human beings do, they’re completely missing the point. When they focus on charity and love and selfless acts and all that rainbow bullshit, they don’t seem to get that all does nothing to erase pain and hurt and conflict.

Then again, when you focus on the pain and hurt and conflict, you don’t seem to get that all that does nothing to erase the charity and love and selfless acts and all that rainbow bullshit. Nothing can wipe out the flaws of human kind. There’s a cruelty button in everyone that’s just waiting to be pushed. Still, there’s also a kindness button. Or at least an apathy button. And an anger button. An amused button. A remorse button. A jealousy button. These buttons may never be pushed, or may be pushed all at once. The point is that while humans are sick little fucks, they are more than just sick little fucks.

So make sure to put all the blame on “God” because that’s why humans are the way they are, and why they have so many god damned buttons. Though on the flip side, “God” deserves the credit too. As humans, we don’t get to change the fact that we were born with some pretty disgusting capabilities. However, we do get to choose which buttons we push in ourselves, and in others. If you find that your cruelty is outweighing your apathy, you could care less. Or if you know how to make someone admire you as opposed to being jealous, you could purposely act to affect that outcome. What kind of human you want to be is up to you.