They smile in your face........

I have had people, present themselves as "friend" when in reality, they were on a selfish, self-serving mission. And even though I was aware of their deception, I still gave them what they wanted. People who use deception see that as a foolish thing to do and congratulate themselves on their 'success' when in reality, they have deeply failed themselves.


I do not understand why people feel the need for deception. But I see how people who use deception as a means of getting what they want, see the world thru eyes of deception and believe that everyone is like them. I know I am an oddity - I am honest - and that's not always an easy thing to be, but it is a smart thing to be.
I try to live by the golden rule and do unto others only the things I want done to myself. When people lie to deceive or manipulate, they deny me of my right of making an informed decision and in my opinion, not only is this selfish, it is cruel. I do not like it when it is done to me so I will not do it to others. My goal in life does NOT include being a hypocrite.
I never outright call someone on their deception and I do not break the "friendship" if that's what you call it, because I understand something about deception that those that deceive do not; once an individual creates a lie, they are a slave to that lie; they have to live that lie of their creation, with fake smiles and empty words. They spend their precious life energy on a lie.
I wonder what the effect of living a lie are on the heart. I wonder what the effects of living a lie are on our spirit. I have seen how people who live by means of deception become so caught up in their lies that they can no longer tell fact from fiction, reality from illusion and they get lost.
Before I knew I was an empath, I was lost and I was lost because I was living a lie; I was denying all the things my sixth sense was telling me. Once I embraced the TRUTH of what I was, I was free. We all like to say, we are free..free from what? Free from the lies that bound us to an illusion. No, I will be honest and when I see the deceivers glow with pride at what they perceive to be a rousing victory, I will feel compassion for them and all that they have lost. The truth really does set one free.