"Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest of them all?" it answered- "O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow-White is fairer far to see - snow white and the seven dwarfs. As the story narrates the lady queen flipped out because she wanted to be the fairest of them all.
Since childhood it has been inculcated in us, by fairytales like Snow white and other schools of thought that I don’t want to be second, when I can be first. This I believe was the beginning of the social epidemic of lying to ourselves. It’s hard to face reality when it doesn’t look so great so why not make it colourful by lying to ourselves.
Lying to yourself is a poor idea and a waste of time. On the flip side of the coin we were taught that honesty is the best policy but why is it that we still lie to ourselves. I think that people who lie to themselves actually have some sought of a behavioural disorder or the have a serious case of denial; it isn’t just a river in Egypt.
Most people are not honest with themselves because of fears such as rejection and criticism. Those who lie to themselves disguise it as hope or optimism. In the present moment lying to yourself will appear to be the favourable option but somewhere down the line when threads start to unravel and things start to fall apart. The truth will prevail.
It is definitely a poor idea to lie to yourself, just be honest you are the only one who will lose out in the end.
I like your intro makes it funny and immediately got my attention!
ReplyDeleteIt is so difficult not to lie to yourself, if you lie you make the truth seem so much better, helping your conscious feel better about what is going on in your life or what you have done. It is sad that we have to lie to ourselves and that we can't always be honest and face up to what we fear or have done.
Oh Rihwaana if only it were as easy as you make it out to be. I think that we are accused number 1, for lieing to oursleves. I agree with you that is so much easier to lie to yourself then have to face the difficulties and realities of life. But when the truth hits you in the face pretty hard?! You tell yourse;f never again shall I LIE TO MYSELF, then when the ugly mean storm comes your way and simply don't have the energy to fight it, you make it colorful and what do we? WE lie to oursleves and say it's not important or we need not deal with it now. Problem is it just gets worse. As far as people who lie to themselves because of fears of rejection and criticism? Then we are ALL living a FACT BIG LIE!
ReplyDeleteOh Rihwaana if only it were as easy as you make it out to be. I think that we are accused number 1, for lieing to oursleves. I agree with you that is so much easier to lie to yourself then have to face the difficulties and realities of life. But when the truth hits you in the face pretty hard?! You tell yourse;f never again shall I LIE TO MYSELF, then when the ugly mean storm comes your way and simply don't have the energy to fight it, you make it colorful and what do we? WE lie to oursleves and say it's not important or we need not deal with it now. Problem is it just gets worse. As far as people who lie to themselves because of fears of rejection and criticism? Then we are ALL living a BIG FAT LIE!
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ReplyDeleteYour article makes sense.Yes, we still lie to ourselves but we should learn to face reality.In the bible Jesus said you shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.