It's pretty unnerving

when you realize how easy it is to lull someone into a false sense of security.


As children, we are brought up to be good people with morals, and to be trusting that in doing so others will reciprocate.  As we grow older, some of us are naive and it takes longer for them to realize the truth: you can never be too sure that others will be as morale as we have been taught.  It is human nature to be fiercely competitive in order to survive, but this human nature has been worked on for ages in order to make this animal behaviour lessened in order to follow proper social etiquette.  In 1984, Winston foolishly trusted O'Brien as he thought that he seemed to be someone with good intentions, similar to himself.  As O'Brien later proved to be responsible for Winston's capture, we could see that this was a mistake.  O'Brien proves how easy it is to fool someone into believing that you are of their kindred, that you are one to be trusted.  By lulling someone into this false sense of security, they let their guard down.  Once one removes their defences, it is simple to attack and accomplish whatever was more difficult before.  This strategy is one that I have witnessed in real life, in particular, tonight.


On this night of July 13th, 2011 at approximately 9:00 P.M., history was made.  The Vancouver Canucks, a team so deserving of the Stanley Cup was denied their rightful trophy.  The Canucks went into Game 6 with hopeful hearts and an incredible fan base to support them.  Although they had been on the losing side of a couple recent games in the series, they were now leading the way to the final game.  The title of champions could have been theirs if they had just managed to win this final game.  Sadly, this would not be the case.


Unfortunately for Vancouver, their guard was somewhat lowered now that their self-esteem was raised due to their recent successes.  Boston seized this weakness, and with the added bonus of playing in their home country managed to pull off a devastating 4 goals in the first 10 minutes of the game.
This, while not only being a tragedy in the eyes of true Canadians, was also a perfect example to show how weakness can be exploited and how simple it is to trick your enemy.  Although this strategy is by no means revolutionary nor commendable, it does work.  This strategy can help give one an edge over a competitor, or help one a championship game.  Although it can be considered selfish to use another's weakness in order to benefit oneself, it is essentially a foolproof tactic.  That being said, under what cirumstances does being cruel become simply utilizing one's resources?










GO VANCOUVER!!!!!!!!!!!