Wednesday, March 02, 2005

The Ethical Guide to Stalking....

"Stalking" according to the Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary (which happens to be one of the most easily accessible online dictionaries and my favourite) would be as follows::

Main Entry: stalk
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bestealcian; akin to Old English stelan to steal -- more at STEAL
intransitive senses
1 : to pursue quarry or prey stealthily
2 : to walk stiffly or haughtily
transitive senses
1 : to pursue by stalking
2 : to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry
- stalkĀ·er noun



To pursue, quarry or to prey stealthily... that's all it is about... to prey with stealth! Thus in order to be a really successful and good at stalking... you simply cannot afford to alarm or hurt your victim... (or to put it more subtly... the person you wish to stalk). Infact... after a perfect stalk your victim would be really grateful to you.

So... how does one go about this?

First and foremost... you should never loose your self-respect. To ensure this... it is important that you condition yourself not to do anything that doesn't come naturally to you. This consistency in behaviour is essential to maintain your self-respect.

It is also important remember that stalking is not a race. You are never in a hurry... and that there would always be another day, and another oppurtunity. I suppose this attitude would go a long way in improving your chances of success... for in the event of a possible failure of a plan... you abort the mission before you fail.

Third and needless to say.... for this is one thing that every stalker does. Know your victim... know everything about them... you cannot stalk a person unless you have encyclopaeidia-like knowledge about them. But then again... it is also important to understand the mind of your victim.... and here is where most stalkers fail. They never care to understand their victims.


Finally... the most toughest task.... you need to be useful to your victim. The most successful stalkers get their victims to actually miss them... when they are not around. This is easier said than done... and probably requires infinite patience, and resources and even luck!


Thats all for the moment... enjoy stalking!!!