Word: decentering
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...science, in the midst of religious civil war, Montaigne withdrew to a book-lined tower in the French countryside and began to compose his essais - rambling, free-associating, magnificently civilized scribblings that invented the modern essay form and, above all, attempted to formulate new rules for conducting a decent, intelligent life: personal experience and reflection struggling toward universal principle. Montaigne had the words "que sais-je?" inscribed in his tower, and looked at them as he worked: "What do I know...
...like that. What I mean is that I can't stand for my feet to be uncomfortable. Most of my body's capacity for low-grade chronic pain is located south of the ankles, and as a result, much of my life is spent in the quest for a decent pair of shoes. I live in hope. I pause at shoe-store windows and grow glassy-eyed. My sons find the effect mildly hilarious. The Mr. Toad of footwear...
...which he pursued the Final Solution? No doubt quite a few Nazis could honestly claim that they were not anti-Semitic. Who would care to blaspheme by saying, "It's not so much that they killed 6 million Jews, but that they were so hateful about it"? In a decent, intelligent society, deed overrides motive; motive alone is not a crime...
...decent person looked forward to World War II either. But I believe the campaign need not occur, at least not in the way we dread...
...lasts five days and still ends in a draw, the fascination will always be there. Some cricket writers believe that's because the game is a metaphor for life, in which not everyone can be a winner but nor do they have to be losers - they can live a decent life and come out with an honorable draw...