There is a big difference in wanting
privacy and secrecy. Very often, I find that people use these as synonyms. But
to me, the former is a genuine right and the latter a need for people who are
hiding things from others from themselves, too.
When you see people hiding things, whether
their personal life or anything else, it is because they know they are not
doing the right thing. They are generally also in denial, or defiant and show a
“don’t care” attitude because they are hiding from themselves. Not
acknowledging the actual truth to them.
If truth be told, we would not find
ourselves hiding or lying unless we knew what we were indulging in is wrong.
And we can always argue about what is wrong and what is right, but we know,
don’t we? That’s why we hide it in our dark spaces where we hope, no one will
look. But we can. Only, Living with us is not strength with people generally.
We get preoccupied with focusing on the lives of others only because we feel
good only by pointing at the negatives of others.
It is quite amazing how life starts to sparkle if we can just give up thoughts and actions which will, we know for a fact, chase our peace and happiness away. But if we didn’t create some problems for ourselves, how would we go through life day after day, right? Why be simple when we love being complicated food for thought for those who learnt to simplify life and lead a decently honest existence.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
SpeakingtreeBlog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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