When People Fear the Truth, We Play These Games
(Deflection tactics we ALL use when we can’t handle a truth that maybe we should)
The truth can be very hard to handle. It’s especially hard when we aren’t aware of the existence of our ego. This ego is determined to convince ourselves and everyone else of whatever identity it thinks it is. So much of our lives are spent building up this false self and so much of our enlightenment is spent tearing it down.
That ego is such a tricky little thing because it tells us that we need validation and approval. Any sign that this status is being compromised knocks the breath out of us because who are we without this identity? It’s almost like a death; ceasing to exist as the person we have convinced ourselves that we are and worse yet, who we MUST be.
So truth can be terrorizing to our egos. Truth, especially if we have to face it in front of one or two people, or dare I say a group of people (the public even) can be emotionally tragic if we aren’t used to facing it. But the truth will hit us all. It doesn’t care who we think we are, what we think we have going on, or what our emotional state is when it steps to us and G checks us.
The truth is it’s own thing and breezes through whenever necessary and can come in the form of a realization, betrayal, the words of a loved one, the shade of an…
