When abuse becomes virtually a religion, manipulation becomes your second skin. What a pity that there are people who would be callous enough to abuse their own parents , let alone outsiders ! That anyone can be so self absorbed that all the filters in behaviour disappear.
We speak of upbringing , sensibilities,
grace, loyalty and all
Those fine endowments of our personality
which come from
The old world. But where IS that world ?
Thoughts of bygone eras are only memories ,
memories that bring you misery in the wake of the current scenario where ,
unless you are diplomatic with “family” also , more often than not, you have to
pay a huge price with being persecuted. Because love is not a currency that
works anymore. It is only the art of superficiality that gets you everywhere.
But ultimately, it is manipulation because it does not come from the heart.
I still have the ability to feel a sense of
shock, a disbelief , when I see such episodes being enacted. It gets difficult
to then focus on the beautiful side of life . The ugliness is too consuming !
At least for a while !
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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