"Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have.[1] Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie." This is the Wikipedia definition for those who do not respect Wikipedia well you can double check the definition with Websters or Oxford Dictionary. For now I want to build on this.
I am trying to understand human perspective on this one issue for a very long time. As a child I was always told to not do so many things by my parents which personally they did with absolutely no remorse. And I always thought that it just was not fair till I found a word for it which, I think offends people. But it is the right word nevertheless.
Hypocrisy is such a strong judge of one's personality. I mean think about it how do we judge a person? Based on their character, way of life, family, friends and so on. But for me I guess hypocrisy is the best test. Almost all the time we as adults fail this test and that too miserably. Why? One we never practise what we preach. For instance, I have my mother in law who constantly criticises the US. But according to both her children she was the one who taught them about the US and made them pursue it. So who is to be blamed? As adults we have the right to make conscious choice but apparently we choose to be shams!
Then there are the Feds who drum about capitalism and then try to micro manage the economy. This I find to be the heights of mockery. I know that there has to be some guidance or a nudge but controlling the economy is not the way! I guess Ayn Rand was way ahead of her time because she gave such good instances of chauvinism in her books that it makes me wonder if she had a crystal ball in her home.
Personally I have lot many vices and proclivities but come to think of hypocrisy yes, I too have been sucked into its tentacles. So for now I need to know how to trail on the path that frees me from such swamps that are terribly unproductive. I begin my first lesson in my chapter of self-awareness. Avoid hypocrisy and hypocrites!
I am trying to understand human perspective on this one issue for a very long time. As a child I was always told to not do so many things by my parents which personally they did with absolutely no remorse. And I always thought that it just was not fair till I found a word for it which, I think offends people. But it is the right word nevertheless.
Hypocrisy is such a strong judge of one's personality. I mean think about it how do we judge a person? Based on their character, way of life, family, friends and so on. But for me I guess hypocrisy is the best test. Almost all the time we as adults fail this test and that too miserably. Why? One we never practise what we preach. For instance, I have my mother in law who constantly criticises the US. But according to both her children she was the one who taught them about the US and made them pursue it. So who is to be blamed? As adults we have the right to make conscious choice but apparently we choose to be shams!
Then there are the Feds who drum about capitalism and then try to micro manage the economy. This I find to be the heights of mockery. I know that there has to be some guidance or a nudge but controlling the economy is not the way! I guess Ayn Rand was way ahead of her time because she gave such good instances of chauvinism in her books that it makes me wonder if she had a crystal ball in her home.
Personally I have lot many vices and proclivities but come to think of hypocrisy yes, I too have been sucked into its tentacles. So for now I need to know how to trail on the path that frees me from such swamps that are terribly unproductive. I begin my first lesson in my chapter of self-awareness. Avoid hypocrisy and hypocrites!
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