I think that I wouldn't be fiercely interested in a life where no one around me ever lies. One where I am absolutely truthful to myself and others. Such predictability! Such boredom?
Just imagine being told that you're loved...wouldn't one want to live under the shadow of doubt for a while in order to emerge sure about the feeling? If no one ever lied, if no one ever backed out of a commitment, we'd quickly reach the reliability we seek in most things we want. And then? What does one do with that point of arrival? Where does one go from there? In order to move anywhere, that truth will have to be proven false, only partially, if you're lucky. If that doesn't happen, we'll begin to dissolve into inaction of the mind, heart and body- how long can we go on thinking, feeling, moving around the same thing? We need to be awake to see anything as alive and real- people, relationships, nature, pets! You have to be there, invest yourself, be on your toes, you have to see another through their lies to know their truth. Let them be unpredictable.
All of this must happen if we seek that blissful placidity...where we know where we stand, who we are, how much and what we can take. What's growth if we're not constantly getting stretched to be more than we are?
Keeping with this, I'm gifted with people who make my life interesting. Perfect situations must go wrong.
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