The Latest Epiphany

Sometimes an epiphany will knock you on the side of your head.
What?  Someone who seems so sweet, frail, and well meaning, although hurt could be manipulating me?  And I let it happen?  Inconceivable. 
But perhaps not, here is my proof...

Case in point #1:

A sweet old peddler lady's apples would never be expected to be poisonous, but then again, Snow White should have been more cautious after the hair comb nearly killed her....

Case in point #2:

Miss Havisham had Pip totally fooled in Great Expectations.  She appeared to be bitter, but frail and hurt from the past.  He actually believed she was his benefactor, yet all she was bent on was manipulating his life for her own sick pleasure.

Case in point #3:

Perhaps this one is a stretch, but I don't care.  It is my blog and I can ramble on however I want.  Obi Wan never believed that Anakin could become a Sith Lord, even though he knew he had a dark side.  He could not have been more wrong.

There are many other stories of being manipulated and fooled by a sweet innocent friend.  However, I will just end my entry with some great quotes.

"Everyone you meet has an agenda.  Everyone."   - anonymous

"Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody". - Agatha Christie

"You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a drink" -

Terry Pratchett


"Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.”  - Lord Chesterfield (who I believe had something to do with brewing a particular beverage)