Sally Prag
Aug 17, 2023

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Oh my, so good, Sarah.

And of course you're not evil. Those with no conscience do defend their actions to the end of time and take pleasure in the very acts of evil. You, on the other hand, have felt the remorse ever since that day, and that is something that sociopaths never feel.

But you have really got me thinking about how, as children, we do dabble in the kind of behaviour we know is wrong. I remember hurting my sister and still haven't forgiven myself for being such a little shit. I doubt there's any child who hasn't done. But the good-hearted ones quickly understand the true consequences of doing so - the guilt we feel.

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Sally Prag
Sally Prag

Written by Sally Prag

I write creative nonfiction essays and poetry. Rethinking life through my words. Sometimes too seriously, sometimes not seriously enough.

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