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<blockquote data-quote="Kenny Coyote" data-source="post: 223468" data-attributes="member: 102">Could you tell me what you mean by an &quot;impulsive hero&quot;? I&#039;m curious to know what you mean by that because being impulsive is not a virtue. In fact, it&#039;s a vice. Acting upon a whim, allowing oneself to be impulsive is not blindness, but the refusal to see. Regarding Bobby specifically, he has the intellect to behave in a rational manner, but when he acts impulsively, he deliberately rejects rationality based on whatever he feels like doing at the time.A perfect example of Bobby being impulsive is when Pam asks him if the baby he&#039;s bringing home is theirs. He sees that Pam wants the baby to be theirs, so he tells her what she wants to hear. He&#039;s operating on the idea that if lying to her will make Pam happy, that justifies his lie. If he&#039;d had chosen to not act impulsively and had been honest with her, he would have said &quot;No, this baby isn&#039;t ours; this is JR&#039;s baby.&nbsp; The maxim &#039;honesty is the best policy&quot; certainly holds true here because while Pam would have been temporarily disappointed, any unhappiness she would have felt at that moment would have been minor in comparison to the incredibly destructive effects of telling her the baby was theirs, allowing her to bond with the child for a few weeks or even months, and then when the truth comes out, having to turn the baby over to JR, the baby&#039;s rightful parent.To play that fast and loose with his wife&#039;s mental health was an unbelievably irresponsible risk to take. Impulsivity isn&#039;t ignorance, but the refusal to know. It&#039;s the rejection of what is rational in exchange for immediate self-gratification.&nbsp; Bobby is operating on the idea that it makes Pam happy right now and that&#039;s all that concerns him.&nbsp; What happens to Pam and her mental health, when and very likely if, JR discovers Bobby attempted to steal his child?Bobby will worry about that later. That&#039;s the hallmark of an impulsive person. When asked how they&#039;ll deal with the consequences for their impulsive, irrational behavior, people say they&#039;ll worry about it later. Barring some miraculous event such as discovering the baby&#039;s father wasn&#039;t JR&#039;s, Bobby is setting events into motion that will almost certainly do his wife some serious, long-lasting harm, because Bobby is denying reality. He&#039;s rejecting rationality and acting solely on emotion. That&#039;s a recipe for disaster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kenny Coyote, post: 223468, member: 102"] Could you tell me what you mean by an "impulsive hero"? I'm curious to know what you mean by that because being impulsive is not a virtue. In fact, it's a vice. Acting upon a whim, allowing oneself to be impulsive is not blindness, but the refusal to see. Regarding Bobby specifically, he has the intellect to behave in a rational manner, but when he acts impulsively, he deliberately rejects rationality based on whatever he feels like doing at the time. A perfect example of Bobby being impulsive is when Pam asks him if the baby he's bringing home is theirs. He sees that Pam wants the baby to be theirs, so he tells her what she wants to hear. He's operating on the idea that if lying to her will make Pam happy, that justifies his lie. If he'd had chosen to not act impulsively and had been honest with her, he would have said "No, this baby isn't ours; this is JR's baby. The maxim 'honesty is the best policy" certainly holds true here because while Pam would have been temporarily disappointed, any unhappiness she would have felt at that moment would have been minor in comparison to the incredibly destructive effects of telling her the baby was theirs, allowing her to bond with the child for a few weeks or even months, and then when the truth comes out, having to turn the baby over to JR, the baby's rightful parent. To play that fast and loose with his wife's mental health was an unbelievably irresponsible risk to take. Impulsivity isn't ignorance, but the refusal to know. It's the rejection of what is rational in exchange for immediate self-gratification. Bobby is operating on the idea that it makes Pam happy right now and that's all that concerns him. What happens to Pam and her mental health, when and very likely if, JR discovers Bobby attempted to steal his child? Bobby will worry about that later. That's the hallmark of an impulsive person. When asked how they'll deal with the consequences for their impulsive, irrational behavior, people say they'll worry about it later. Barring some miraculous event such as discovering the baby's father wasn't JR's, Bobby is setting events into motion that will almost certainly do his wife some serious, long-lasting harm, because Bobby is denying reality. He's rejecting rationality and acting solely on emotion. That's a recipe for disaster. [/QUOTE]

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