I Just Don’t Understand Liars
I wonder why people so often attach themselves to lies rather than question the motives of those procreating the lies, especially when its about someone they know well. What draws people to negativism, when being open-hearted and looking for truth seems to be more appropriate. Are we so fragile we must judge and slander to feel better than someone else, be uplifted by a fleeting feeling of superiority that is somehow validated without reason? I just don’t understand how petty and mean-spirited people can be when joining a tirade against someone based upon hearsay and without any truth whatsoever.
Sacrificing others for our own ego is a weak action of insecurity, an action that shows how unevolved we are, how malicious and uncaring in judgement. Yet I watch people attach themselves to lies so freely to cause harm and chaos. Yet it is those who instigate these tirades that are most questionable, their reasons always born of self and strategies that place them, as they see it, in a stance of strength. The reality is they are weak, driven by ego and deluded in their lashing out, thinking their righteous words and accusations are true, even though their motives are based of selfish gain and sought circumstance.
So much pain these people can create with their spiteful lies, not only to their prey but to all those they convince to join them, take sides in a war of slander and suffering. I wonder how they live with themselves. But these people often believe their lies, because it comforts them in their insecurities and so no manner of reason can change them, no truth on a silver platter. For their truth is sculptured for their own purpose and their denial complete.
The sadness of these circumstances is that the more they immerse themselves in lies, the farther from love they become, and in the end they do not know what love is, their self-centered thinking precludes its possibility. Love is unencumbered, not dependent upon anything in its path. This is something that can never be fulfilled in a soul who doesn’t know the truth, cannot see the difference between truth and lie. There is no guilt, for they believe their delusions, and the hurt they create is justified in the righteous belief of self.
I’ll never understand how a person can become so cruel and vindictive, just for the sake of ego and control, yet there are so many. I pity them in their ineptitude and lack of love, for they are remote, alone in a downward spiral that cannot end well, for themselves and those that choose to follow.
Tony DeLorger © 2016
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Great work, Tony. I don’t understand it either, but have learned to let people like that go along on their own path to self destruction. Well penned piece.
Thanks Phyllis, we both know a few people like this, sad. Glad you related and enjoyed. Cheers!
The truest line in here was, “Most people often believe their lies.” Also in believing those lies they take them on to themselves. Creating elaborate stories to go with it, all a giant façade. It is a lonely path to self-destruction they march on, each step taking them closer to the edge. Funny how it is so easy to see right through them too. Little movements in their face and their eyes, sometimes they even slip up and mess up the story surrounding it. Once deemed a liar always a liar. It is a very bad path to partake in. And you are right they fall so far out of love, intoxicated with greed and power and control, that they lose the one thing needed in life, Love. Good piece my friend.~Paul
Much appreciated Paul, glad you related to my thoughts. Take care.