The Art of Saying Nothing in 500 words or less.

Like light and dark, what we love and hate are inextricably interwoven in the very fabric of the universe. The push and pull of that which we do and do not desire drives every waking moment in one way or another. It is natural to assume that all that is good and right with the world is each and eveyone's goal, but of course, this is not actually the case at all. Imbued with a survival instinct above all else, our reactions are not nearly as measured as we would like to believe. One needs a certain amount of leisure to formulate rationals for acts that are little more than blatant displays of selfishness or cruelty. For though our brutish spasms are just as vulgar and base with or without such explanation, somehow we deign to manifest elaborate philosophical concoctions to defang our desires after the dirty deeds are done.