Emotions

I was running through some thoughts tonight and a quote someone once told me kind of stuck for a while:

"Emotions are nothing more than a vulnerability waiting to be exploited."

They say if you are under 21 and don't have a college degree you really know nothing about the world.  On the verge of turning 22, and close to graduating from college I can say there is a lot of truth in that saying.  Knowledge is something intangible, a priceless intangible in many cases.  Knowledge can be gained in many ways: experience and observation are two of the most prevalent.  I got burned badly in high school by the first girl I ever really cared about, the details are irrelevant, but most people in their lives have a story that goes along the same lines.

A lot of people don't take the time to learn from their mistakes, I'm not one of those people.  Ever since then I've done everything I can do to learn how to become a good judge of character, to learn how to read people, to learn the intricacies of how people think and act.  Like I said earlier knowledge is invaluable, being able to pick apart people and adapt to any given social situation is a skill some people spend their whole lives living in ignorance about.  Being able to manipulate people and situations is all about control, and for most people emotions are one of the hardest things to understand, let alone control.  Some of the greatest books I've read are all about power and control:  Mainly novels from Robert Green such as 48 laws of power, and 33 strategies of war.  Aside from Green, Sperm Wars by Robin Baker is also one of the most eye opening novels I've ever read.

Idiots repeat the same mistakes again and again.
Smart people learn from their mistakes.
The smartest learn from the mistakes of others. 

So the next time you find yourself thinking about that beautiful brunette who's kiss leaves your head spinning.  Just remember emotions are nothing but a vulnerability, waiting to be exploited.

./end non wow post.