“You can convince anyone easily”, “ you will be able to explain them better”, these and such similar phrases I have been hearing from my friends and colleagues for many years. And, I have received them with a sense of appreciation and acknowledgement. Internally, I have developed a strong belief that I have the power to “convince” anybody in this world. I used this same belief to prove my point to others; I used this to justify my behaviour (and arrogance) and I used this to ensure that whatever I thought of as “RIGHT “ remains right.
It was my righteousness which was fueling these conversations. Irrespective of the real outcome, I was more interested in the victory of my ego.
Just getting past this self-belief and appreciation from others I could see what it really was. It was merely manipulation in order to push my thoughts and ideas on others. It was my righteousness which was fueling these conversations. Irrespective of the real outcome, I was more interested in the victory of my ego. To justify my actions and my behaviour I applied whatever ‘intelligence’ I had. I used philosophies like "In life, there is nothing right or wrong." Manipulation, justification, convincing all looked so shallow the moment I started observing in this new light in acceptance.
I don't know if acceptance of my manipulation and pretence is also yet another pretence. Anyway, in life, there is nothing right or wrong.
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