Merciful and trustworthy...a paradox when applied to the same being. Mercy implies a lack of fairness, for it is, by definition, an action in excess of fairness. I hate the feeling I've been given something in excess of what I deserve. I don't need it. I want to deserve...I want to be equal to. I don't want to be less than. The idea that things are deserved is one of the most beautiful, noble, and, unfortunately, ephemeral ways of existing, in life and in business. It involves earning, and hard work. Mercy requires someone elses hard work, and your own lackings. Reward the degenerates for their shortcomings and crush the strong for their strengths.

Truth is found in justice, the balancing of worth in actions, in punishments, in rewards.

One can't be just and merciful at the same time.

Regards,
Tyler