cyn⋅i⋅cal
[sin-i-kuh
l] –adjective| 1. | like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. |
| 2. | showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, esp. by actions that exploit the scruples of others. |
| 3. | bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic. Who me? It's said often enough that I should probably just cop to it, but it somehow seems connected to my idealism. With such high hopes, how could I not be distrusting, contemptuous, bitter and pessimistic? The world is indeed an ugly place. People are awful - truly. But it's also amazingly beautiful and people can be transcendently good. It's hard to bring all that together for me, and I guess I fall back on sarcasm. It's a defense mechanism, but I think I continue to hope against all odds that I'll see more beauty and be open to the universe's many gifts (ack - I just gagged when I wrote that). |
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