It is scary how well we pretend

A farmer fed his pigeons well, a crow envied the same and decided to look like a pigeon and enjoy the feed as well. He painted himself to look like a pigeon and none doubted him. One day the pigeons realized the crow pretending to be one like them. Together they pecked and injured the crow, who then flew to his brethren but they failed to recognize and accept him. Now he is a homeless wanderer.

Pretending for humans is quite a skill; to behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not. Like lying pretending becomes an easy self-learning starting young. Remember the times in early childhood using our skills pretending to be unwell to avoid school. It will be fair to say we have an earth full of people pretending to be something they are not.

Anything wrong with pretending, well if you are doing you seem to enjoy it with all your right or wrong reasons. If you are a victim experiencing others doing it with you, the consequences of some of their acts you gradually realize having scary dimensions. In modern society the shades in pretending are much consciously conducted even by reputed institutions to make a believe influence to prevail, away from reality.

Peeking into the family institution; human nature constantly churns thoughts what others will think and perceive about them. This brings about a mental clash of status for which then acts of pretending begin. The older I got the more I realised many have very little idea what they are actually doing and as a way of life many are just pretending.

Marketing institutions have capabilities to influence and position waste to gold possibilities. Matters that can reflect to mean weaknesses, compromises, disadvantages and failures, a planned marketing strategy is competent and capable to pretend otherwise. World is full of actors pretending to be humans and unlike any other living species, we humans are the only ones in universe pretending to be the individual holier than the other and pretend that we live which doesn’t make us alive.

‘How far is fair & lovely’ true or ‘boost the secret of energy’ or a drink ‘that gives you wings’, well advertising can be the best pretenders that speak on products or services that may not necessary deliver what is being claimed. Advertising has the power to create awareness, to suggest and influence, to convey new information and in addition the power to persuade. All of it when pretended can have scary consequences for the consumer.

Relationship and association are much hampered when an individual pretends about his/her individual characteristics. The pretender does not realise to pretend is a risky thing for deep within the entire body revolts. A pretender pretends to be the victim to time, when in actual, one is a victim of their own doings. Its funny those who stab you and then pretend they are the ones who are bleeding.

Inner potentials naturally born or cultivated, one must perform with stability of mind. Let it be known to others to keep it real and that you’ll respect way more. Do not have a problem with those who don’t like you, but do have a problem with those who pretend to. Live without pretending, love without depending and listen without defending.

“They pretend to understand the Truth, but they are not satisfied by the Naam; they waste their lives in egotism”. Gurbani further mentions “Forgetting the Lord, why do you pretend to be at peace”.