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From Act II, Scene VII of As You Like It, Shakespeare asserts that “all the world is a stage and all the men and women, merely players.”
To thine own self be true. More words from Bill the Bard.
Without being emotionally truthful to ourselves, we set in motion the seeds of infidelity.
Unfaithful. Promising and then failing to deliver.
And the truth of the matter is, if we’re unfaithful to ourselves, we are certainly determined to be equally as unfair to others.
Even though we criticize this kind of cheating as reckless and uncaring, it seems to permeate the human race like a fungus–or maybe better described as a mold that grows voraciously in a damp environment.
If we’re going to be good actors on the stage of life we have to be able to isolate what makes us unfaithful. The lust to be untrue is not born in our flesh, but in our heart. People who feel cheated, cheat:
- I am better than what I have.
- I am being ignored
- I will force my next opportunity.
When you put these three statements together, or isolate even one of them into a great pool of self-pity, the end result is a disregard for promises and leads to the pursuit of whatever is available on the premises.
Once unfaithful, each one of us is deemed a risk.
As a risk, we tolerate a certain amount of scrutiny but then rebel against the incrimination. This only creates more heart sadness, which leads to greater unfaithfulness.
How can we human beings, who are drawn away by our own lusts, ever learn to gain the predictability that makes us trustworthy to others?
A. Do well.
By the way, that’s your well-doing, not something someone else dug for you. In your present status, what is your “well?”
B. Get better.
You have to be willing to admit that there’s always need for improvement, and such adjustments are made much easier if they happen to be your idea.
C. Stay aware.
Aware of what?
- Aware of being disgruntled.
- Aware of being disappointed.
- Aware of feeling left out.
These are the beginnings of the sorrows of infidelity.
If I am true to myself, I have a chance to be true to you.
But to be true to myself, I have to remove all of the ego props that tell me I should be receiving much more attention.
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