Well, you know it's real, but you won't admit it. A false reality is your bridge. Why is acceptance so hard? No to be accepted, but to accept. It must be very difficult since not many do it. That's where the false reality comes in. "I cannot accepted because of my own fallacy, but because I am perfect (or so to think I'm perfect) that fallacy does not exist"...
-I cannot do deed X not because I fear it, but because of arbitrary reason Y
-I cannot accept scenario Q not because I do not want to, but because of arbitrary excuse P
-I cannot comply with request Z not because I am physically/emotionally/mentally unable to, but because of abitrary argument K
This is the general situation of many. They cannot simply accept what is either already here and unchangeable or the inevitable. Yes, it is quite simple to make a mistake then cover it up as if nothing happend. Is it admirable? of course not, but it is easy. Could this then be the reason?
Because something is easy, it tends to be done a lot. Not to say that everything easy is done, and everything done is easy. Easy is a relative adjective that is self defined by everyone. It could be very easy for one to go to the store and buy a gallon of milk, or it could be extremely difficult, circumstances withstanding. Denial is not an easy thing, nor is it a hard thing. It can be done with great difficulty, or it can be as simple as eating a grape. Now, covering up a mistake is very easy (assuming it's a simple mistake). The only thing about it is, it is self destructive. Considering the self destructive nature of it, is it truley an easy thing to do?
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Is jumping off a bridge an easy thing to do? Taken only physically, it is verysimple, requiring no more than two basic steps (going to the bridge, jumping). Looking at it from a more logical point of view, the task seems to be much more difficult. It requires much will power and emotional determination to end (or start) something, and there are also many roadblocks in the way.
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When put into perspective, it is clear that coving up and denying a mistake is then a very difficult chore. It only seems easy because of repetition. Doing something bad is worst the first time, but it gets easier every time you do it, and eventually, you become immune, almost desensitized to it. If you cover yourself up once, you may notice the hurt and the burden it is on yourself, but the more and more you do it, it becomes almost natural, second nature. This is not to say that it becomes "easy" per se; it still is very difficult in the sense that it doesn't really fix anything. It only seems simpler to do because you enjoy the immediate results.
Could it be shortsightedness that makes us do this? Perhaps. The immediate net gain usually is outweighed by the eventual net loss, but that doesn't seem to be much a problem. I believe there is a certain self-satisfation factor that adds on to the net gain and makes it outweigh the net loss.
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A man borrow's some money from his friend to use in a casino. He loses all that money and is unable to pay his friend back. Because he is unable to pay back his buddy, they go on bad terms.
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Did the immediate gain outweigh the loss? In this case, it seems that it does not, but then again, it could have. The immediate gain did include much personal satisfaction, and at the time, it may have outweighed the impending loss. Perhaps it was the man's shortsightedness that made him do what he did, or maybe it was all for the immediate gain that he was looking for and nothing more. Perhaps that is what happens when you cover up and deny a mistake. Maybe it's your inability to see future consequences, or maybe it's your willingness to sacrifice something for some person gain that is immediate and much.
Bah, ok I'm done. Sorry if those thoughts were disorganized and mixed, I'm not able to 100% think and function correctly at the time. I thought this was an issue to be addresed at somepoint or another, and now was a good time since I didn't have much else to do.
qEd (kinda)