Bubble-Pop

Like most other people, I have an idea of what 'normal' constitutes. The events, behaviours, situations etc that can be confined within this realm of possibilities.

But ever so often, I come across things that don't quite fit into that category.

Like the man of God, that can molest little children and still celebrate mass in Church.

Or the father that rapes his daughter because a Tantrik tells him it will help his business prospects.

The man who agrees to an arranged marriage, and then tells his new bride he's gay.

The boy who watched his mother suffer his father's infidelity, and then follows his good example in multiples many times over.

The people who lecture endlessly on ethics and morals and the importance of honesty, and then can't string two truthful sentences together.

The religious group that defends the traditional values of a country, and then beats up its women.

The women who gossip freely, and then scream off the rooftops about loose tongues when their daughters are talked about.

I've always wondered what kind of logic is followed by people in these situations. What possible explanations could they have that would make their actions normal. Someone once told me that being drunk was no excuse for making bad decisions, no matter how much your judgement was hampered. Something I argued against vehemently! Now I'm wondering, isn't it so much worse when you're perfectly sober, with (for all intents and purposes) perfectly sound judgement, and still making horrible decisions?

But I think a part of me no longer wants to know. Maybe it is a bubble that I live in and denial is my best friend. But if that bubble protects me from understanding the skewed logic of absolute and complete sickos, then I'm quite alright!