The Profound and The Profane...

Profound:
1 a: having intellectual depth and insight b: difficult to fathom or understand
2 a: extending far below the surface b: coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : deep-seated
3 a: characterized by intensity of feeling or quality.

Profane
1 : to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
2 : to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use

Within each one of us lies the profound and the profane. When we take a look at ourselves its often hard to come to grips with the fact, or even acknowledge, that those things that we are most proud of live side by side with those things that are our vices and greatest shames. We have the ability to be both loving and hurtful and we do both. We can be thoughtful and intelligent and at other times irrational and stupid.

Thats why I love examining peoples behavior. We are so evolved, so gifted and so complex. Just look at the way we treat each other, or how we can believe in one thing but act in a way that contradicts our beliefs and our values. Only by examining ourselves and realizing the good and the bad we capable of can we really being to bring peace to ourselves and begin to act in ways that will not only make us happier but hopefully make those around us happier.