musingswhileunlearning

  A step towards being your most authentic self. Credits: Pinterest                            Why do we lie? Have you ever given it a thought? Most people will see the question and without a split second of deliberation come up with a “to save our skin” or “fear” or “to avoid hurting someone”. Now, give it some more thought. We tell lies or even white lies in order to be pleasant or to please- a step towards being accepted. In our minds, we should not get caught on the wrong foot lest we be made an example of or we become unpopular or worse, be ostracized to whatever degree. In fact, the society expects you to lie in order to be amicable. I will expand on this soon.     I don’t lie as a rule. I gave that up in Grade 2, after getting caught for hiding and later lying about a math test, I tanked in. And yet, white lies have been plenty…remember, the reasons I said you might give, well, reason num...

Short of a month and a half later, we will be saying eager goodbyes to 2020 which has been a different year to say the least. A year that has shown the collective how vulnerable we are, despite our claims of being the most advanced species! If we thought our tribe was invincible, we just faced and continue to face a rude reminder of our limitations. Yet, the benign Universe gives us yet another chance to think more clearly and look at the larger picture. We can still stop disaster from wiping us clean off the surface of the Earth! With so many people having lost their jobs or earning nothing or pittance; with their livelihoods being threatened, it is time that we as a collective, down to the last man, understand the havoc we have been wreaking on this planet and mend our ways. This year has been a wonderful year for me and perhaps those wired like me who needed a lull in their lives to be able to go deep within to find answers. Not that I am not going bonkers like everybody else or t...