Deception

"Deceiving is a way of life too" is what my friend's gtalk status message bar read a few days back. "Absolutely" was my instant reaction. What follows here is a series of random thoughts on the same line.

We take offense to somebody lying to us, hiding truth from us, manipulating facts and representing in a form which we may be okay with, unless we know that isn't what it is. Once realized that we've been fooled, we now want the purpose behind. If the intention was nothing but cheating, then the integrity of other person is questioned. And worse case, when the "purpose" to save us from some misery or give us a moment of relief or joy, there's much more to worry. Is it that I can't take the truth? Am I not strong enough to face facts? Have I been so convincingly fooled that it makes me vulnerable? So and so forth.

"Deceiving is the way of life." Blessed are the ones who trust completely and can never doubt. Because, without the art of deceiving, it is next to impossible to lead life. You got to fool around with everybody, every single instance. An acquaintance queries "how are you?" and you end up with a forced smile and "Oh.. very well, Thank you!". A very close friend probes, "how are you?" and there you'll be with a fake smile and "everything's fine.. it's just that occasionally..... otherwise and all.... you see".  Neither time nor the courtesies nor the bonding would actually allow you to be completely honest to a frequent question like this. All through, we're bound with so limitations and to deceive. The movies, the television, the magic shows are all forms of deception, it's just entertainment through fooling yourself.

Thought of that day was: "It's one hell to be in love, as you can neither fool or be fooled" which was shared with the same friend. And her reply was: "You can be fooled, but you crave to be fooled more." No Comments!
 
Fool around! Be fooled! Make merry!