Shame and its half- brother, guilt, live in the close, shadowy quarters of the human soul. They often don’t know which of them should step forward into the light of day, but they are always that soul’s uninvited guests. And that soul is all of us — this writer, you the reader, the guy in the office next to you, the managing partner of the firm, the pastor, etc.
There is confusion about what shame is, what guilt is. And shame and guilt come wearing different costumes at different times, sometimes appropriate to whatever party at which they might appear, and sometimes outlandishly theatrical and overbearing, not at all appropriate. I think that amongst lawyers, those so frequently involved in arguments assigning guilt, and who so often struggle with masked shame about the nature of their work, that it might be a good idea to have some objective understanding of what we are talking about when we speak of these unruly half-sibs.
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