Flattering to Deceive

In many ways, humans have a tendency to deceive themselves and others. At the core; who they really are, is but to be shielded and kept in a safe. It is to be hidden from view and sight, even those from trusted ones.

The world has become such an unsafe place, not just for the physical world but to the emotional side as well. Many things are built on deceit and distrust. It makes people tightened up, to develop a defensive mechanism to protect oneself from being hurt.

How often has a heart opened up to a seemingly trustable person, only to end up being broken, trampled and thrown to the dirt? How often has others do this to us and us to others?

The only feasible defensive mechanism therefore is by flattering to deceive; to portray ourselves as being strong, cold and mechanic, that nothing shall in any way move us or threaten us. In short, we wear masks to protect our vulnerabilities.

Yet, one who has many masks is one who needs assurance the most.

But assurance only comes when the heart is willing to trust. Irony, is it not?

We forget we have limits. And limits will be broken when too much is stored. The heart, denotatively never stores blood. It beats, approximately 72 times a minute, to make about 5 litres of blood flow. And so, the heart, connotatively, can only store up so much before it has to let go, to pump, to make things flow again, else we be in stagnation. In essence, it's never meant to store things. It keeps you alive, reminds you of who you really are.

Some secrets, we want it to be kept. Some parts of us, we want it kept hidden. Some sides of us, we wear masks to protect such vulnerabilities. But the same question begs the answer for all three: for how long?

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David says:

"For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me"

-Psalm 109:22-

But Jesus says:

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
-John 14:27-