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I am a Poor Liar Whenever I fraud I get this churning in the pit of my stomach that can only be quieted with truth. My bones begin to ache as though theyve been bruised. I dont know if this is innate or has been taught to me, but I feel it acutely when I c each(prenominal) on falsehood to temporarily save me. Perhaps that is why I am so annoyed with hypocrisy. Learn to identify hypocrisy, and learn to watch your promises. Mean what you say and act on what you believe in and, higher up each, take responsibilities for your actions. Nobodys going to pick up your slack. Most hypocrisies stem from pettiness. They are drawn extinct of things that people dont truly believe in, but fight for out of pride. If youre going to stand for something, stand for something worthy of your sweat. My fuss told me never to buy a dog I couldnt pick up. Barely profound? Not so. My mother was never petty. She never attached herself to anything she couldnt take with her if she was uprooted. She could grow where she was planted. When you weigh yourself down with the trivial weariness follows you where ever you go. And Time doesnt tread softly on the tight heart. Ideals are like stars you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny. - Carl Schurz But as wrong as I make hypocrites out to be, dont worry too much about being one. We all have ideals and morals, but we are guided by them, not bound by them. Yes, I believe that lying undermines the human quest of truth and is a deplorable act, but I have lied. We all end up as hypocrites. Tis fate. The idea is to try to embody your principles. Trying separates the decent people from all that is crude and vulgar.