Interview with a mystic, #1

Reporter (R): I just want to thank you again for doing this interview. Most others in your position won’t get near an interview.

Mystic (M): The deal is, and we’ll probably keep coming back to this… I don’t give a shit. And by that I mean I don’t give a shit about everything, not just what’s right in front of us.

(R): That seems a little melodramatic, I mean, after all, you have to care about something.

(M): I didn’t say I don’t care, I have my preferences, values, beliefs, etc., I just know that ultimately it all comes down to choice, and we are free to choose whatever we want. Given that, you realize what ever a person chooses is valid, but it also has consequences. So I say I don’t give a shit what someone chooses, but I do care that they take the responsibility for that choice. Hence, I really don’t give a shit, but people need to be held accountable for their decisions.

(R): Wow, that doesn’t really make a lot of sense… could you try to explain it from another angle?

(M): I would except it would be equally confusing. The best thing is to keep in mind I don’t really give a shit, and that I’ll hold you accountable for your choices.

(R): So if I went out killed someone you love are you saying you wouldn’t give a shit?

(M): Exactly, but I would expect you to be arrested and serve the appropriate sentence.