PPS

Encountered the story of pontius pilate in one of the bible readings during the observance of the holy week sometime in my elementary years.

he was the governor when jesus was sentenced to death through cucifixion. what was interesting about pontius pilate was that he passed the blame to the people, who have chosen barnabas to be freed instead of jesus. pontius pilate washed his hands from the decision of persecuting jesus. it's as if he is not at any reason responsible to the lot of jesus.

so here goes now my reason for coming up with the pontius pilate syndrome in my context.

i have learned that we are all capable of exhibiting the pontius pilate syndrome.

actually i want to contend that we innately have it.

there are points in our lives that we wanted to play safe,

that we don't want be responsible of our plans/desires/intentions/ or actions

we usually invite others to make decisions on our behalf,

not because we trust them so much to decide what is the best for us but most of the time we just want to have somebody to blame if things did not work out well as what we have thought it will be.

we do not want to think that we have brought our own ruin that is why we unconsciously utilize some strategies to save ourselves at the expense of others.

pontius pilate syndrome (pps) comes in different forms.

there are those who are fully aware of what they are doing. they intentionally pass the blame to others or another way to clean their name is to employ occasional memory gap or the other is selective alzheimer's disease.. we just recall those memories that might be of help to us or worse, we try to dig those false memories and assert it with all might for our own defense..

i have encountered a couple of people who are consistently exhibiting their "PPS". they are way too rude to step on others just to feel better. and they are way too naive to feel what pain or insult they have inflicted others. they are way too closed-minded not to see the possibilities outside their personal box..they are way too human to be dominated by their too selfish motives. and they are way too cunning to always find a way out of the loopholes they've created.

i guess.. i am now familiar with the characteristics of people with full-fledged pontius pilate syndrome..

this time i'll be clever in getting along with them..