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THE RELIGION OF THE IGNORANT

danger to themselves, but also to those around them.
Because affected personalities have no objective, ideals or beau-
tiful aims, their lives are dominated by a great lethargy. Apart from
dashing off to some entertainment, the hairdresser, a sports event,
shopping or to visit a friend, there's never any urgency to any of
their affairs. Their haste is concerned solely with themselves. They
never hurry for the sake of others' welfare, health or security. Time
is of little value to them, and they waste it quite happily. They can
spend days, months and even years without doing anything useful,
interested only in themselves and their own particular circle. They
therefore move slowly, talk at length on all subjects, and are unable
to come up with a quick solution to the smallest matter. For exam-
ple, it takes them weeks or even months to decide on a change of
décor in their homes. They are also capable of devoting days to such
questions as what outfit to wear, what hair style to adopt, what jew-
elry to wear, or which shoes to buy.
This lethargy imposed by their character is reflected in their
mental activities. Their minds work slowly. They cannot easily dis-
tinguish right from wrong, speak with any wisdom or use their in-
tellect to make positive contributions to anyone's moral values,
personality or lifestyle.

The Vulgarity of the Affected Character
One major claim of people with an affected personality is that
of nobility. These people, imagining that nobility consists of appear-
ance, attitude and various rules of etiquette, portray themselves as
exceedingly noble to those around them. They imagine that wealth
brings with it a natural nobility, which they can achieve by learning
a few international conventions regarding eating, standing up, and
dressing.

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