Faux, False, Façade: No matter how you say it, it still means Fake

We live in a fake world and are sur­rounded by all things fake. The rea­son I bring this up is because a per­son can com­pletely change who they are by attach­ing them­selves to fake things. For exam­ple:

A woman can have:

• Fake hair
• Fake eyes
• Fake nails
• Fake other parts (you know what I mean so don’t make me say it)

A man can have:

• Fake net worth
• Fake job
• Fake girl­friend
• Fake car

Obviously the woman’s list shows how women are more dri­ven to enhance the phys­i­cal appear­ance, (this post isn’t about whether or not to wear a wig) men may seek to enhance their rep­u­ta­tion or social sta­tus (usu­ally to attract the above-​mentioned ladies) by claim­ing to have things that may not be true. Either way there is no short­age of ways peo­ple seem to fal­sify their whole per­son­al­ity and lifestyle.

We have seen recently in the news with cer­tain polit­i­cal and sports fig­ures how all these things can and will catch up with you. Words like faux, false and façade belie the sim­ple fact that there is some degree of lying or decep­tion being done in an attempt to fool oth­ers.

I am speak­ing from a per­spec­tive of hav­ing first­hand expe­ri­ence of what decep­tion can do to you and your life, your rela­tion­ships, and your abil­ity to gar­ner trust from those you care about. When we live in a way that casts a light on what we know to be untrue, it always becomes known.

I used to cringe when I heard the expres­sion “be your authen­tic self”. I used to think it was just psy­chob­a­b­ble. But really being your authen­tic self is the only way to be. Being who you really are is free­dom. The free­dom to live your life know­ing that although you aren’t per­fect that there isn’t any­thing fake about you.

Thanks for read­ing,