A little too much noise came from outside the den of the sleeping dragon

Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradles. And how can we generate this imponderable quality, which is yet so invaluable most quickly? By thinking that other people are inferior to oneself. - quote from virginia woolf


i used to feel superior in a lot of ways to a lot of people. then something like an ayn rand description of religion got to me. i asked why should i be better than anyone else. even my country said all men are created equal. finally, i'm looking closer at that 'created' part and i'm also influenced by Dogville and its message of 'how could you condone in others what you would never condone in yourself.' so all of this coupled with my life's swampy descent over the past few years is leading me back to an attitude of superiority. no sense sugar coating it by terming it self confidence. shit, i've made mistakes and i've been dealing out punishment roughly on myself for those, yet i curtsy humbly and arrogantly shrug off my successes like 'oh, anywoan code'of dunned it' life was so much more alive and made so much more sense when i was sure of myself. so, where did i ever get off????