What April Fools’ taught me

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.– Martin Luther King

Lessons I Learned

1. A lie is found in the intention to decieve.

2. We can decieve without ever giving False Information.

We’re all scared about giving false information.
But a lie goes much further than incorrect information.

3. Secrets breed acts of deception.

Secrets are very close to lies … even if they aren’t meant to be deception
Avoid secrets in your life! And for your life

There is a difference in behaving correctly with important information.
And making someone swear.
Or holding them to a standard where lying is necissary.

Think twice before living a life in secret or making someone carry that burden with you.

I think many of us have heard and understand the difference between sacred vs. secret. 

4. Distracting people from the information they really want is useful to maintain secrets and lies.

The best way to avoid telling people what you don’t want them to know is to pump them full of tons of other information.
Give them lots of information, even secrets or things you haven’t told anyone else. Massage their egos that they think their is nothing else you’re hiding. 

Lies can be told without ever saying a word… deception in silence as well
“Lying is done with words and also with silence.”  - Adrienne Rich

5. The most effective deception is done by using truths.

“Truth and falsehood are opposed; but truth is the norm not of truth only but of falsehood also.” CS Lewis

6. Best lies are made up of smattering of truths...

Factual statements are much more useful.
you yourself believe it more … and are therefore more convincing when you use them.

Always tell the truth. That way you don’t have to remember what you said.–Mark Twain

People think that a truth can only exist in something truthful. 

“And then she understood the devilish cunning of the enemies’ plan. By mixing a little truth with it they had made their lie far stronger.” CS Lewis

7. Be very aware of Self-Deception

We think that lies are only done as an hostile act against someone else.

They aren’t necissarily hostile
They aren’t always against a 3rd person

Our own thoughts and words can decieve ourselves.
We can tell a lie so often that we start believing it ourselves.

These are probably the scariest concerns of all 

Sensing a lie from a truth

There are certain people that just sense what’s really going down… but sometimes they can be fooled too.

8. Everyone can be fooled 

A few people can kinda percieve when people are acting oddly or telling falsehoods or half truths or misleading truths.

But a lot of people can tell when you’re telling a flat out lie.

People can sense when you’re avoiding the issue or changing subjects.
But if you commit yourself to it, why would they ever believe that your lying.
Specially with someone who never ever lies. (like is my nature) 

9. Being Fooled isn’t the end of the world

Seeking and understanding truth or lies is important… but…

9. I’ve found that being trusting is a wonderful trait.
If you’re always cautious about lies then you’ll miss out on so much and so will the people around you.

There are many cases it won’t ever effect you.
Don’t give someone too much if in case it comes back to bite you. 

Knowing and understanding the nature is a big part.
Don’t give too much leeway to a rattlesnake 
But don’t fear/treat the bunny rabit like the snake as well.

There seems to be many people get too hurt when they are fooled or lied to.
The mean spirited lies are never nice and easy to take… but don’t let it hurt you twice.
Cut your losses and go home while you’re ahead.
Revenge does not belong to you. It is the lord’s

That being said it’s important to become a person who can see truth easier. 
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.– Galileo Galilei
But we don’t have to sacrifice giving others trust too. I suppose it’s a balance.
 

Tricks of the Trade

10. Beware of Rhetoric

Rhetoric, WordSmithery, Smooth Talking – are keys to making things understood. Good and Bad.
There’s a reason we are so cautious and suspect of lawyers, politicians and sales people.

The trickiest most devious individual is: a smart smart person who can make you believe any lie… Just by the way they portray it.

The devil 

10. Words can be weapons…

Just because it sounds pleasing to the ear and perhaps to the mind… doesn’t make it fully true. 

It is like a lesson about Satan.
The Screwtape letters by C.S. Lewis is an amazing book that helps to understand the adversary.
What we’re fighting against everyday… throughout our world and culture.

The smoothest talkers have been proven to make hoards of people believe them because they employ such skillful rhetoric.
Everyone in power has used their communication skills and rhetoric to be there. Some with a heart full of truths.
Most with at least some intention to decieve us and have us follow them or vote for them. 

11. Your reputation proceeds you.

Meaning who you are and what you’ve always been and done goes a long ways to stating your case.
It proceeds you. If you are known for being honest and open, why should anyone doubt you.

I am happy to announce that it appears that my adherence to being honest really helped me out. 

12. Don’t loose faith

Even if some truths are misused and abused and distorted… the real truth is always their to those who honestly seek.

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” – Oscar Wilde
“You can bend it and twist it… You can misuse and abuse it… But even God cannot change the Truth.” – Michael Levy

 

 

13. All this being said … The End

April fools day has become one of my favorite holidays
It is funny how it’s seen as such a game.

The victor is the person with a well executed prank
And also those that don’t believe it.

I’m not so sure I’m into that aspect… but it’s fun none-the-less

 

At the very least I’m happy that I learned so much and internalized so much from the days event. 

 

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. –George Orwell