June 5 - 20, 2011
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Filipino Journal
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by aLfie vera mella elfideas102@yahoo.com
Gaano Ka Ka-Ipokrito?
(On Hypocrisy, Dishonesty, and the Courage to Live an Honest Life)
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agsisimba tuwing Linggo. Araw-araw nagyoyosi. Tumotoma kasama ang tropa tuwing Biyernes o Sabado. Nakikipaglandian sa kasintahan ng iba o asawa ng may asawa. Bukambibig ay mga bersong galing sa bibliya, pero pag nagalit masahol pa sa “putang ina” ang namumutawi sa bunganga; at ang karaniwang libangan ay makiusyoso sa buhay ng iba at makipagtsismisan sa mga kapwa matatalas ang dila. Ang katawatawa pa niyan--ang karaniwang nalululong sa mga gawaing ganyan e ang mga panatiko’t sagradong relihiyoso. I think being hypocritical is a natural human tendency. Everyone falls in the folly of being a hypocrite once in a while. Therefore, what separates one human from another in that aspect is his ability to control that tendency or minimize his hypocrisy. The more honest one is with his words and actions and with his dealings, the less hypocrite he is. Following this premise, the worst hypocrites are those who proclaim that they are living honest and religious lives, imposing on others their faith and beliefs, yet continuously do things that defy the very teachings of what they believe in and what they are preaching--citing the weakness or imperfection of man as an excuse for their failure to practice what they preach and to abide by the teachings of their faiths. “Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have beliefs, opinions, virtues, feelings, qualities, or standards that one does not actually have.” It is also the failure to practice those virtues that one preaches or to heed the teachings of the religion one believes in. Considering our very weak nature as humans, who harbor hypocrisy deep within each of us albeit in varying degrees, the question now is how hypocrite are you? Here are just a number of hypocritical ways many people fall victims of. The more you can see yourself doing these, the more hypocrite you are. If you think that you are guilty of all these then, sad to say, you are a very hypocritical person. But of course, there is a way to lessen the hypocrisy in your heart--by practicing what you profess or preach and by not criticizing activities other people do which you yourself also engage in. How Hypocritical Are You? - You go to your church regularly, and force your children (in case you have children) also to attend church; but you don’t
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Or, in Simple Words There are many simple things one does every day that may be considered hypocritical. And most of these a person does out of seeming courtesy or to please other people. But what he does not realize is that to do these things continuously without the will to stop them is to live a dishonest or hypocritical life. Yes, everyone has a tinge of hypocrisy inside him, but this doesn’t mean that he couldn’t improve himself in this aspect. The best way to overcome one’s hypocrisy is to say what you mean and mean what you say. If you don’t have the courage to do this, better yet just shut your mouth.
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