Choices and Mirrors

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Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable." -- GK Chesterton

We all make choices. Most choices don't really matter. They are just a preference one has. It is when we have to make a choice between two evils that we find out how we think. We like to think we are one way or the other. We are not. If we view ourself as evil, a rule breaker because we just like to get a reaction out of everyone, or feel we are entitled to take advantage because of circumstances allow us we become disoriented when we find ourselves touched by someone or something and we suddenly become benevolent and caring. If we view ourselves as good, a follower of the rules just because they are there, and we tend to sacrifice our self and needs for others, we become disoriented when we find ourselves touched by someone or something and we suddenly become malevolent and callous. Good and evil live side by side inside our conscience and unconscience mind. It is often in group interactions that our dark side comes out. We do things to ourselves and others we normally would not do. In these times a new element of anonimity is added because of the internet. It is a veil, a thin one, but it is a veil which gives us an illusion of the ability to do things without being known. We may not know each others given names, but we always know each other by our choices.

The game has many mirrors. The pond in its waters reflect the surrounding landscape. It is not a direct reflection. It is muddled and a little less clear. The Twin Gods are a reflection of each other. The white pelt it gives reflects every other white pelt given. The skins, masks, and antlers only have so many combinations and so upon occasion you find a similar deer to yourself, a reflection visually, but you notice each others behavior is different. Once in a while there is a doppleganger, a deer with your symbol and sometimes more than one. Sometimes this deer is a direct reflection and mirrors your deer and actions exactly. Sometimes a deer has your symbol and it does the opposite behavior that you do. Either is disturbing. A reflection or a mirror of a person or an avatar serves to curb, reflect or guide. You get three choices. If we do not like what behavior we see in the other deer whether good or bad we will curb our behavior to suit what we view ourself to be or want to be. If the deer reflects us exactly we get a view of how others view us and we may or may not change, but at least we know. If we observe without emotion and accept what we see as it is what it is then we use it as a guide for our behavior with others. It is a game that makes you face your own choices without using the normal excuses of culture, economics, or our physical looks. We get to face ourself.