I was having lunch with my best buddy once. He was a workmate that I shared an office with and we became very close. In fact I credit him a lot for helping me to see the world from a different perspective which led to my taking a closer look at the dubs. Anyway, during this lunch he told me that I was a contradiction of myself.
N: Matt you like your coffee black and your iced tea without sugar. You eat your frenched fries with no catsup.
Matt: So?
N: So, some contradictions to that are: You drink only the best, most expensive beer. When ever we are on the road, you have to choose the most opulent room you can get away with. You are viciously loyal to your wife yet you are always ‘tracking’ ladies.
Matt: I like what I like… bro
N: You are a contradiction of yourself. You are extremely generous and kind to people, yet you let few people close. Plus you have a hard time letting people be nice back to you. See? I see those kinds of contradictions about you all the time. It’s not bad, I just find it interesting.
Am I messed up? I mean, I am a contradiction of myself.
More examples: I’m very brave almost to the point of stupidity. I would jump from a plane (parachute of course) or on a 2000 pound bull without a second thought, but I’m afraid of life changing decisions. I have extreme self confidence in my abilities, and readily take charge in important, stressful situations, but when it comes to making small silly decisions like “where are we going to eat” I lock up.
Are you a contradiction of yourself? Is this normal? Just would like your thoughts.