Fooled by oneself!

 

No one enjoys being fooled and cheated by others, yet we are fooled by someone or the other in our lifetime. Technically we shouldn’t be easily fooled because we are the most informed generation today. We have the access to verify almost all information, yet we fall prey to being fooled and cheated in our day-to-day life. Being fooled is always complimented by lies. When someone tells a lie for his/her own benefit and when we tend to believe the same, we are fooled and cheated.

I have written about lies in one my blog, titled “Why Lie?” (Click HERE to check). Liespotting by Pamela Meyer is one of the top 20 most popular TED Talks on YouTube. She claims that on any given day we are lied to from 10 to 200 times depending on our encounter with various people based on our context and need. The proverb from the Bible puts the nature of such people so beautifully, and it says, ‘Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows, so is the person who deceives his neighbour and says, “I was only joking.”’.

What if I say, most of the time we fool ourselves. In fact, we know this to be true. Professor Feynman states, “We must be careful not to believe things simply because we want them to be true. No one can fool you as easily as you can fool yourself.”. We choose to believe in things that look profitable. Scammers prey on the trust of the people, abuse their helplessness and vulnerability. People in their pursuit of independence hurry to build their security at all costs, in the process exposing themselves to risk. People don't mind cheating and being cheated, sporadically, if they make a profit. God-factor is totally absent in their lives. 

Let us not forget that our lives are not independent of God. All those who thrive by fooling and cheating people are not only guilty before people but also before God.   We all must face judgement and inherit our share as the Bible says, “…it is appointed for people to die once- and after this judgement.”.  

Possession, wealth, commodities, and luxuries are not always the blessings you truly need, but to find the true Saviour in your life. Only then can you become a person God intended you to be. Jesus offers total forgiveness and assurance of eternity. You can ask Him to transform you and follow Him as the Lord of your life. He will direct your path to godliness and security. Stop being fooled and fooling yourselves by your version of truth and morality!

  

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