Don’t Fool Yourself, Too.

A Lesson in Phony Presentations.

How much of our time have we spent striving to be something or someone we’re not?  It’s one thing to make changes to improve and enrich us, yet it’s quite another matter to be something or somebody that we aren’t with the deceptive purpose of impressing people for some type of personal gain, whether it is monetary or societal status or just plain impress everyone else.

From my observations, it’s an obvious and widespread phenomenon, this pretentiousness that pervades society today, and it appears to be snowballing and careening out of control with each passing year.  Specifically, I have seen throughout the past decade that it’s easier, and even devilishly tempting, to put on a false front and eschew genuineness, humility, and empathy.  I assert that social media led the way to be a purveyor of temptations and false faces.

How easy it is!

You see, as we move through the world at such a rapid pace as we do in our modern twenty-first century world, there is pressure from peers and perceived adversaries, which tempts some of us to try mightily to be someone else.  People with those sorts of leanings invariably make attempts to impress the other guy, to portray themselves as to render themselves as the moral voice of reason and righteousness, as highly educated, and to put forth false humility.

I imagine that it is truly an exhausting and laborious struggle to be someone you’re not.  From my spot at the window looking out at the world, when I see someone puff himself up or preach from his pulpit as the all-knowing and all-seeing entity, and then toss in false humility, it becomes a foul scene.  There is nothing endearing nor impressive about someone who puffs himself up just to make himself feel better about himself or even show up someone else.  False humility serves Man; it removes the ability to serve God.

The whole thing of putting on an act for selfish purpose is fabricating the truth.  Duplicity is hard work; there are the falsehoods one must remember with excruciating perfection to keep the fiction straight.

It is better to remember that what you can do better than anyone else is to be yourself.  The world doesn’t need more of everyone else parroting platitudes and mimicking others.

It needs more of the original, real, and true you.  Putting on false airs is also lying to yourself.

As we get ready to begin another day, another week, or another year, do it with sober eyes and clear hearts.  Let’s remember who we really are deep down inside.  Do not compromise or relent on that truth.  Hold on to it at all costs and carry it into your world.  Be yourself, be honest, be considerate, for there is no one better at it than you.  Know who you are and stick to your principles in a humble and moral manner.  Have respect for yourself and others, too.

Don’t fool yourself.  It’s not honest, but a lie.