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So many times in life, either in our lives or on the news, we see people doing things that don't make sense. It is like their brains are disconnected when they do foolish things without thinking about the consequences.
 Part of the problem is selfish attitudes and motives, when people put their own wants and needs before anything else.

Relationships.
A couple is supposedly happily married, but one or both get into affairs and end up divorced or estranged. What were they thinking, to jeopardize the trust between them to satisfy a self-need at the expense of a good relationship?

Another type of couple may try to get each other back for what was done to them. It becomes a vicious circle of hurting. Instead of resolving their problems or ending the relationship, they continually hurt each other.

Superficial relationships are shallow. The people involved are disposable like trash when their usefulness is over. They either don't care or ignore the possibility of sexually-transmitted diseases. Maybe they believe it can happen to others, but not them? They are throwing away their lives on instant satisfaction that doesn't last or fulfill. What will they be thinking in their old age, as they look back, if they live that long? Regrets? Probably, but they cannot turn the clock back.

People who are overly opinionated or emotional most of the time are candidates for hurting others. They may like to argue and always have to be right. 

Tonight, I was at the grocery store when I walked by two men. One had run into the other one with his cart, and the victim had his fist in the air ready to start a fight.

On the news, a woman was arrested for assaulting a little girl at a theater because she had asked her mother twice for some popcorn while they watched a movie together. The little girl is traumatized by strangers now. She was outgoing before, but now withdrawn, perhaps scarred emotionally for the rest of her life.

 Maybe you have noticed, also, how anger is so easily seen in people at the slightest provocation. You can see it in their driving styles and how people converse. They are right on the edge of their tempers. This shows up in all kinds of relationships and has disastrous consequences. We see it in road rage, terror attacks, and in many other ways.

One of my friends disconnected the horn on his car to keep from getting people mad, and that was long before our current wave of angry outbursts. Eventually, all that anger will turn inward and destroy the person's health.

Crime.
Whether it is assault or something more sinister or any other type of crime, why would a person jeopardize their liberty as a citizen to delve into a life of crime. They not only hurt their life but upend the lives of others in the process with sorrow and many kinds of pain.

 Words.  
This is one of the biggest categories of when people don't think about the consequences. The words keep coming out, but there is no thought of the result of what they say. Maybe they just don't care who they hurt, as long as they get to say what they want? It can be mannerisms and the wrong tone of voice, not just words that hurt others. This type of person may not listen to their tone of voice when they speak, and hurting is the result.

Think about what you say and do as to consequences before they happen. Think also beyond the moment, how you will view your life from the future. It is better to make the corrections in your life and relationships now, rather than having regrets later on you may not be able to do anything about.