The Hypocritical Life….Examined

Posted by danleone on April 23rd, 2007 filed in blogging

This is my version of “The Hypocritic Oath”:

  • I call myself a runner and yet I only ran 1 mile yesterday and felt like I was going to throw up.
  • I call myself a vegetarian though I devour meat.
  • I call myself an environmentalist but I leave the water on while shaving.
  • I call myself an atheist though I question the morality of abortion without invoking the bible or myriad gods.
  • I call myself a bleeding-heart liberal though I think all politicians are whores by definition.
  • I call myself a rationalist though most decisions are made with my heart.
  • I call myself a reader but I have only finished one book this year (but purchased 25!).
  • I call myself a writer and am afraid to sit down to write a word.
  • I call myself smart possibly because I know how stupid I am. 
  • I call myself a parent though I am usually a child.
  • I hate the overuse of the pronoun “I” in writing though I have used it about 20 times in this short posting.

Question to Both of My Readers (BoMR): Do you live the life you have painted in your head? Have you resigned yourself to the fact that there is an ideal world vs real world battling inside you? Does acknowledging the difference, then accepting it, give you inner peace or does it make you weak and lazy?

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3 Responses to “The Hypocritical Life….Examined”

  1. Stephanie Says:
    April 23rd, 2007 at 4:36 pm

    Live the imagined life: On a daily basis, sometimes. In the grand scheme of things, no.

    Sometimes the real world outdoes the ideal world that’s in my head. I like those little surprises.

    I understand that there is a gap between how I wish the world were on a consistent basis, and what it actually is. I’m not sure why, but it’s just not in my nature to resign myself completely to “what is”. I will forever be an advocate of – and strive for – “what could be”.

  2. Pauline Says:
    April 23rd, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    Unreal and only imagined can become real. Just say it is so and eventually you get used to the idea. However, this does not work with losing weight.

  3. Dan Says:
    May 1st, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    There is certainly an ideal world vs the real world battle going on with me, particularly in my job. I come across so many situations where the ethical thing to do just isn’t the pragmatic thing to do. I have become more cynical and more willing to bend my once strongly held ethics – but always for a more positive outcome.

    For example (I’m a community mental health nurse) do I do the ethical thing and not put pressure on my clients to take medication which they don’t want to – and then pick up the pieces when they become unwell? or do i apply a little unethical pressure and maintain their mental health?

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