ssSSNAKES LIE IN MY GRASP

SNAKES LIE IN MY GRASP

To me, there is NOTHING more freeing than the TRUTH. I'm not talking about anything religious here, for I still have no clue whether there is a God or not.

I'm talking about:
The pretentious.
The liars.
The word manipulators.
The con artists.
The phonies.
The bull-shitters.

My instinct is usually right on target, but I often feel guilty, so try to give the benefit of doubt by listening to the same old slither and strike routine.
The excuse.
The sales-pitch.
The trap.

I trust too often. It's only the 11th of the month, yet, I have already had my fill of lies.

I heard once that the making of a successful CEO is that he puts all blame on someone else. To me, this is also the making of an insecure liar.

How do these people remember their stories, when I can't even recall the actual events?

I am a person who:
Takes the blame.
Admits my mistakes.
Apologizes. (over and over)
Hopes for forgiveness.
Begs for forgiveness.

Then, I'm over it. It's time to move forward. I'm not perfect. I know that.

Growing up in a neighborhood, where we all kept our dirty laundry to ourselves, it was easy to get sucked into gossip, but also get back-stabbed. The more unhappy the household, the greater the pretense.

No one was really safe, unless you never left the room. That was the guarantee that you weren't the victim of verbal assault, being judged by the others, who lied to your face.

I did the same.
We all did.
That was all we knew.

This still happens.

A change of scenery not only lifts the spirit, it clarifies reality. Developing "new eyes" or "an objective point of view" is a much needed step in truth realization. Only from a new angle can I really see and appreciate what and who has been lying front of me.

Now, I can recognize:
The liars.
The cheats.
The crushers of the spirit.
The thieves of the soul.

I forgive them, for that's all they know.

Just like all snakes, now that I see them, I don't fear them.

But, I still make an effort  to avoid them.

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Afterthought:

I say what I feel now.
I speak the truth, now.
If you encounter me and don't like what I have to say, then that's okay, it's only my honest opinion. But, do know, at least I'm not lying to your face, or even worse: behind your back.