Everyone has some, and some are important and big, and others only important to themselves. Some are secrets that hide shame, others to protect our friends and relatives, or even a business enterprise or the security of all. Secrets are the mother of all lies, and always require some kind of deception. Guilt is absolved in these instances for the greater good, or so we think. In recent years, I myself have decided that what I do, I will do at the approval or disapproval of my friends, family, or the public, you see, I have grown accustomed to not caring ...... in favor of telling the truth. Now I'm no pillar of society, my circle of friends or associates has gotten smaller as of late, some that I have distanced simply by moving far distant from them, others going to their reward, and others I have just examined their influences on my life, determining that they are wholly detrimental or negative to the way I want to live. Age will do that to you. You must at some time come to grips with your own mortality, and that time has come for me. I will have to account for my life soon enough when I pass from this existence. Some of my friends or relatives have lived a 'Hedonistic' life for much of the whole time they have lived here on Earth. They know no better, for them it is all they know, or they have never experienced any other day to day routine. We have all had the opportunity to educate ourselves in areas that we know little about, but some are content to live day to day 'in the world'. My decision to do what I do regardless of the scrutiny of others has afforded me the ability to live in a world of truth. By doing so, some will be offended as their secrets or lies come undone, but that has to be their cross to bear. After all in the scheme of things, they chose what to hide, and what needed a little untruth to hide. The closer you get to telling the truth always, the smaller the web of deceit becomes. Finally you will cast off the chains of deceit for good, and thats when you will live life to the fullest. There is no need often times for 'brutal honesty', but you will notice any deception arising out of it will come finally from others need to hide their misdeeds or shame most often. There is a fine line where you start believing your own lies, and start replacing one with the other, often times when the truth would have made the outcome much more desirable anyway. Why do we cling to lies? Why do we feel secrets are necessary? Simply....... we have something to hide, or feel we do. It hinges on the feeling that others will judge our actions and we desire to always be in their good graces. Our need for approval from others. True friends, and family will accept all our frailties and faults, and value us all the more if we are truthful.
Don't let others tangle you in their webs, and don't let them intimidate you into compliance with their schemes, it will only make room for larger and larger lies and webs. There is nothing that is worth Judgment, nothing worth lying over, nothing. Our reward is coming whether we want it or not, it's called Death, it's the crossing over to a new life devoid of evil and all that evil encompasses. In the Heavens there will be nothing but the brilliance of light and truth. Are you ready to be Judged? I can say, I am not. I am only covered by the Lords Grace, that is my only hope because I am only human. Only human is no excuse though, as by design we are accountable and our actions and choices will determine what the hereafter will bring us. Once on the other side, the Grace of God will cover us in a cloak of righteousness. and we will never again be exposed. Believe me, when you choose truth and transparency over secrets and lies, others will know, and what they tell yo or their interactions will be tempered with knowing they can't burden you with their secrets. It will be that turning point where your life will become infinitely more easy to live regardless what the rest of the world wallows in. Remember one thing.... and it's been said since the dawn of man, The Truth Will Set You Free.
