Catching Fireworks

“Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard.

It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose and of action over a long period of time.”

Bruce Springsteen

"You really are an idiot"

"You are only going to mess it up"

"You are too stupid/fat/ugly/old..."

If someone said any of these things to your face, you might at the very least think the person exceptionally rude. You might ask them who they thought they were talking to you...