Tact?

Lets see... what don't I do well?

Hmmm... Let me think. Oh, I got one.


Tact [takt]
n.

1. ability to avoid giving offense: skill in situations in which other people’s feelings have to be considered

2. discretion: an intuitive sense of what is right or appropriate


[Early 17th century. Via French from Latin tactus “(sense of) touch,” from tangere “to touch.”]



Lets see. What's an antonym for tact. Oh, I know, again... My name.

However, lack of tact doesn't really describe me. What I do is incredibly intricate. I don't think they've ever invented a word that describes me well.

Tact implies that I am unaware that I offend others. I am certainly not unaware that I offend others. It is a very pointed thing I do at all times, and I'm very almost ultra aware of how it offends. The purpose of life is to learn how to deal with those who offend you without getting angry or losing ones cool.

Dealing with the world is dealing with those who offend you. Those who think that those who offend them are enemies haven't understood much about the world, yet.

To truly understand offense is to not need to be defensive because one finally understands that offense is just another form of fear. All forms of fear are to be comforted, not encouraged to grow... which is most people's reaction to what they perceive to be an offense.

An offense is perceived. With the right understanding - offense is really just another form of defense, meaning that it was a retaliation against some perceived offense also (even if that doesn't seem to be true).

I, however, spark offense to teach about offense. After all, I'm the king of offense. How much more offensive can one be, than me? Nobody can insult me, because I'm always going to be the one who will say something just as bluntly frank about myself as I would about anybody else.

Hey, I'm a jerk. But, I'm also amazing, and cool, and bright, and funny... and did I mention that I'm humble as all Hell.