Aspire to be a hypocrite?
Friday, March 2, 2007 at 8:46PM So many people seem to be reaching out for attention and pulling bizarre stunts to get it. Are you just imagining this social phenomenon or is it increasingly widespread and true? What about your own tactics? Are you in the habit of telling people things that aren't true and then, do you pull all the stops to prove yourself wrong? Is sparking controversy and repenting, then sliding down the slippery slope, supposed to be an accetpable way to improve your self-worth and self-image?
Let's consider a rock star like Britney Spears who recently shaved her head on impulse and made other questionable decisions which landed big headlines. She committed herself to live-in rehab, signed herself out, then recommitted herself again and left. What are we supposed to believe about her desire to get well? Why do we keep watching media to find out what happens next?
Think about the death of porn star Anna Nicole Smith and the ongoing dispute over the paternity of her baby daughter. The five men who currently claim to be the girl's dad are certainly setting a memorable example. Apparently, large sums of money at stake imply the time must be right to admit having few morals or virtues. So the modern world encourages people to say one thing, do another, and hope that portrayed morals and virtues reconcile when blood work comes back.
Refer back to director Michael Moore's 2004 film, Fahrenheit 9/11. His views of what happened to the U.S. after September 11 portray the Bush Administration as being full of hypocrites. According to this Oscar-winning film (best documentary), the Adminstration allegedly used the tragic event to advance its agenda to initiate unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Does this mean these politicians aspired to become successful hypocrites to implement their strategic plans?
Well, even you have a public persona everyone sees and views of yourself only you know about. What you say and whether you act consistently are details which can come back to haunt you. Some people may interpret that you’re simply a "hypocrite" at times or plain "ignorant" of facts. Do you play act during any major life milestones? If so, this differs from someone who does things wrong because he doesn’t know better. Maybe you should seek opinions of your behavior. At least two sides exist to a coin. Multiple perspectives may even call into question what you think you want and why. If you don't know yourself, consolation is other people will have their views.
Reader Comments (2)
Consistency can be just another box that suffocates our freedom to be that which we are...in each moment. Our Nature is to change, we are ever-changing. And if we are flowing with that change wouldn't there regularly be inconsistency? How does one change without being inconsistent at some point? Aren't we holding ourselves back by making consistency such a priority? That is, making what others think of us, our level of consistency, a priority OVER being authentic...in each moment. Squeezing into that consistency box to align with the image others have created of us -- and doesn't doing so make it all the more easy to be judged when we start out-growing our boxes?
I aspire to be authentic and free over consistent. Freedom is what I hold most dear -- and even the box labeled "consistent" threatens that precious freedom IF it's put above authenticity...in each moment.
I don't promise to be consistent, although I like to think I am reasonably so :) but I do promise to endeavor to be authentic...in each moment.
Peace,
Dove
As you evolve within yourself, it no longer matters what other people think or say, whether they approve or disprove of what you do. Labels only bother human beings when they choose to decide labels matters. From the moment you decide something doesn't matter, the associated fear, anxiety, discomfort and other negative feelings dissolve and no longer control you. You are always authentic. Its just that faith and trust waver until you decide you have no reason to doubt yourself.