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My connection to BBQ is not only about food.
It has become a symbol a playful thread running through my life. I live in a world shaped by music,
games, riddles and wordplay.
I rarely express myself directly; instead, I communicate through detours, hints and puzzles.
This is
not only because I am shy
or awkward.
It is because my mind works in a childish, game-like
way.
For
many people, BarBieQ
is just a word game. For me, it is essential.
I often see people as
dolls or toys figures I can play with, ignore when their needs
feel inconvenient, react only when something benefits me, and
sometimes even take
delight in someone else's misfortune because empathy does not come
naturally to me.
The following sections describe this in
detail:
1. My faults and my indifference toward them
I have many faults, and I do not care about them. I am not willing to
change,
because other peoples opinions rarely matter to me.
I
cannot handle criticism or arguments. My instinct is to ignore. On WhatsApp,
I often pretend not to have read messages by hiding the
read receipt even when I did read them.
Messages and emails can remain unanswered for weeks or forever if they contain
something I
do not want to deal with.
This pattern exists not only online. In
real
life, I avoid confrontation and escape into my world of
music.
2. My difficulty admitting mistakes
It is
hard for me to admit when I am wrong. I do not want to reveal
weakness.
People notice that I struggle to express myself not only in Hebrew, but also in English.
I do not care if my YouTube videos contain basic English mistakes
for more than a year.
Even when others correct me, I ignore it. I cannot admit the error, cannot fix it,
and cannot even say thank
you.
3. My lack of empathy in daily life and in relationships
I cannot express empathy for
other peoples domestic problems
because I do not care about my own.
For more than ten years I have
had issues in my home, but never solved them.
Guests had to fix
things themselves, and I neither apologized nor thanked them.
I simply ignored it just as I ignore anything I cannot feel
empathy for.
In general, empathy is difficult for me. I sometimes prefer to rub salt into the wound.
When my father
died, I received sincere empathy. But when someone I know lost a friend,
I reacted by uploading provocative videos as if I needed to
prove that I am the king of games rather than someone capable of compassion.
4. Giving and taking a lesson I never learned
Life is
about giving and taking, but I never fully understood this.
When I receive a present, a
gesture or a dedication full of effort and
time, I often fail to express
gratitude.
This lack of acknowledgment
hurts others, yet I remain indifferent.
This pattern, too, runs through my life like a common thread.
5. My principles and my contradictions
I consider myself a man of principles. Once I decide something, I do not change my mind.
When my first girlfriend was dishonest, I ended
the relationship. Even when she tried everything to fix it even when her aunt called me I felt no empathy.
I hate dishonesty, yet I am often dishonest myself. When caught, I do not apologize or explain.
I simply ignore the issue.
6. Ignoring the strongest
thread of all
Ignoring
is the most consistent pattern in my life. I do not care if others wait days, weeks,
months or forever for an answer. At the same time,
I have proven many times that I can respond instantly when something benefits me.
Once again, it shows how my lack of empathy affects my
social life
and not in a helpful way. |