07-28-2008, 11:37 PM
I think that in many respects, our actions reflect who we are, deep in our core (not necessarily who we think we are or who we want to be)............and hypocracy would frequently seem to be a human trait.
My view may be a bit obscure, but here it is:
One aspect of my stalking is to watch for the relatively rare individuals who's words and actions coincide. In other words, they're words and deeds are in sync.
My grandfather (an old campfire cowboy) taught me as a young boy that "most people you meet have mouths that go one direction and their feet dance in another direction". He told me to be watchful and when I encounter the rare person who's words and actions coincide, to latch on because this is a valuable person and it could lead into a special relationship...........and to the best of my abilities, I've been watchful ever since (at least when my brain is working).
So, over the years of watchfullnes (and stalking) I've come to the basic realization that actions reflect the core of who is performing the action.
Let's take a look at a couple of examples:
How about a simple one? Let's say a criminal........let's make it a bank robber. Chances are this person consciously acts honest and trustworthy...........when they get convicted of robbing a bank, they tell the court that they're "sorry".......then when they get released after serving their time............they rob another bank. In this case the mouth is saying "I'm Sorry", but the actions indicate something very different. Now let's just imagine that this bank robber has a religious revelation and becomes a true believer in right & wrong and genuinely repents. If it's true to the persons core, chances are they no lomger even consider robbing banks.....because they realize that stealing really gets you nothing and it becomes out of sync, in dischord with their newly revised "nature" (their new core). In other words, they now live a new reality and not just accept the fact that robbing banks is wrong as an agreed phylosophy.
Ok, here's a more subtle example: Suppose you meet someone who appears to understand "all things come from a single Source (and some call it God)", the individual says they believe this and attempt to show this through their actions. Then at some later point this same person makes the statement or reacts/acts out in such a way as to reflect, "this is wrong and it shouldn't be happening, I'm going to do something about it". Is this hyprocacy? I think many times it reflects the difference between accepting something as an agreed "philosophy" v/s embracing something to your core and to live the physosophy as an accepted way of life.
It's kinda like: Talking the talk and not walking the walk v/s talking the talk and walking the walk.
That's why to me, what folks say is important because it provides me with a base-line of what this person espouses, or thinks they are, or wants to be, or is trying to present themselves as. Then through watching their actions closeley, you can get a sense of who this person really is.
I must say that at one time or another we're all guilty of hyprocrocy.......even if it's only until we're able to reconcile an accepted philosophy as an embraced way of life................it can take time.
Sometimes things aren't as bad as they look....................
Best Regards Everyone,
Bill (Remember)
My view may be a bit obscure, but here it is:
One aspect of my stalking is to watch for the relatively rare individuals who's words and actions coincide. In other words, they're words and deeds are in sync.
My grandfather (an old campfire cowboy) taught me as a young boy that "most people you meet have mouths that go one direction and their feet dance in another direction". He told me to be watchful and when I encounter the rare person who's words and actions coincide, to latch on because this is a valuable person and it could lead into a special relationship...........and to the best of my abilities, I've been watchful ever since (at least when my brain is working).
So, over the years of watchfullnes (and stalking) I've come to the basic realization that actions reflect the core of who is performing the action.
Let's take a look at a couple of examples:
How about a simple one? Let's say a criminal........let's make it a bank robber. Chances are this person consciously acts honest and trustworthy...........when they get convicted of robbing a bank, they tell the court that they're "sorry".......then when they get released after serving their time............they rob another bank. In this case the mouth is saying "I'm Sorry", but the actions indicate something very different. Now let's just imagine that this bank robber has a religious revelation and becomes a true believer in right & wrong and genuinely repents. If it's true to the persons core, chances are they no lomger even consider robbing banks.....because they realize that stealing really gets you nothing and it becomes out of sync, in dischord with their newly revised "nature" (their new core). In other words, they now live a new reality and not just accept the fact that robbing banks is wrong as an agreed phylosophy.
Ok, here's a more subtle example: Suppose you meet someone who appears to understand "all things come from a single Source (and some call it God)", the individual says they believe this and attempt to show this through their actions. Then at some later point this same person makes the statement or reacts/acts out in such a way as to reflect, "this is wrong and it shouldn't be happening, I'm going to do something about it". Is this hyprocacy? I think many times it reflects the difference between accepting something as an agreed "philosophy" v/s embracing something to your core and to live the physosophy as an accepted way of life.
It's kinda like: Talking the talk and not walking the walk v/s talking the talk and walking the walk.
That's why to me, what folks say is important because it provides me with a base-line of what this person espouses, or thinks they are, or wants to be, or is trying to present themselves as. Then through watching their actions closeley, you can get a sense of who this person really is.
I must say that at one time or another we're all guilty of hyprocrocy.......even if it's only until we're able to reconcile an accepted philosophy as an embraced way of life................it can take time.
Sometimes things aren't as bad as they look....................
Best Regards Everyone,
Bill (Remember)