What do I post here ,about hypocrisy that is prevalent in our society? Or about the pretenses one keeps in this society?
Ok lemme tell you about that itself. Why why why. Shoot your questions. At yourselfs at your friends and every one you can get your hands to. But mind you dont scoot.
Now I will tell a very short version of Stranger by Albert Camus. I havent read this book I just want to make a point.
In the story the protagonist is a stranger. He comes to a city where he is a stranger. His problem is he doesnt have any pretensions he is just who he is and what he claims to be. nothing more and nothing less. So what happens in the story is as he is not pretensious he really holds a mirror to what others are. In the end those people fearing those who they really are. Unable to bear their own scrutiny eliminates the protagonist or something.
This is just a story which we can say is highly exxxagerated.
But still it does have some truth in it. That is we do pretend a lot. We pretend that we are not looking at someone. We pretend that we are really great. We pretend that we are sick. We pretend that we are OK. We pretend.....
But if then everyone pretends then what is the big deal ? Eh then the Question should be not what is the big deal. It should be why we pretend. We pretend when we are insecure. When we feel that if we show our true self. We might not suffice. Yes everyone has a certain amount of fear about this in his or hers mind.
But when the level reaches the sky it is extremely nauseating. Those guys and gals simply cause such a bitter taste in our minds. Not because they did something wrong.
There is nothing wrong with aspiring to be more than what you are. But there is something wrong with pretending to be more. It causes a lot of discomforts and problems etc.
I do agree for a social mechanism some amount of pretensions are necessary but it is when we cross this fine line that we need to be aware of.
But what does this so called limit translate to. It translates to more spontaneous behaviour. More genuine personality. Whereby people will be more tempted to trust. None can pretend to be genuine if he or she is not.
You dont need these cloaks. Live free.
PS: this is no way caustic. Still if you are ready to look deep within you. This is much more corrosive than anything I have written. It is entirely up to you.
Ok lemme tell you about that itself. Why why why. Shoot your questions. At yourselfs at your friends and every one you can get your hands to. But mind you dont scoot.
Now I will tell a very short version of Stranger by Albert Camus. I havent read this book I just want to make a point.
In the story the protagonist is a stranger. He comes to a city where he is a stranger. His problem is he doesnt have any pretensions he is just who he is and what he claims to be. nothing more and nothing less. So what happens in the story is as he is not pretensious he really holds a mirror to what others are. In the end those people fearing those who they really are. Unable to bear their own scrutiny eliminates the protagonist or something.
This is just a story which we can say is highly exxxagerated.
But still it does have some truth in it. That is we do pretend a lot. We pretend that we are not looking at someone. We pretend that we are really great. We pretend that we are sick. We pretend that we are OK. We pretend.....
But if then everyone pretends then what is the big deal ? Eh then the Question should be not what is the big deal. It should be why we pretend. We pretend when we are insecure. When we feel that if we show our true self. We might not suffice. Yes everyone has a certain amount of fear about this in his or hers mind.
But when the level reaches the sky it is extremely nauseating. Those guys and gals simply cause such a bitter taste in our minds. Not because they did something wrong.
There is nothing wrong with aspiring to be more than what you are. But there is something wrong with pretending to be more. It causes a lot of discomforts and problems etc.
I do agree for a social mechanism some amount of pretensions are necessary but it is when we cross this fine line that we need to be aware of.
But what does this so called limit translate to. It translates to more spontaneous behaviour. More genuine personality. Whereby people will be more tempted to trust. None can pretend to be genuine if he or she is not.
You dont need these cloaks. Live free.
PS: this is no way caustic. Still if you are ready to look deep within you. This is much more corrosive than anything I have written. It is entirely up to you.
posted by aravind at 9:33 AM
2 Comments:
we all pretend, dont we?
u r right though.v all live in our own sandcastles.a world of hypocrites.it should also be noted that it does improve our creativity.
Well that I perfectly agree with.
Thats why. I said that these are necessary to some extent in a so called civilized society.
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