Two worlds confused

Have you ever noticed that people have two worlds confused? The one where everything is perfect. People behave with integrity and in a self less manner. Everybody works not for money, but to fulfill the purpose of the position without error. This world is applied on the judgement of our social interactions. The bank teller who has an attitude, the boss, who is greedy and unscrupulous, etc. Then there is the other world. One, where we are only human, one, where mistakes are allowed, one, where it is only 'natural' to take advantage if someone else is "stupid" enough to fall for it, one, where rudeness and even violence is justified by the anger inside, one, where only survival counts. That is the world that we tend to allow for ourselves. It is always amazing to me to experience the level of hypocrisy people can live with, without noticing the slightest discrepancy in their actions and words themselves. My suggestion is, consciously make an effort to decide on the world you want to live by, make it the foundation of your every action and resist habitual hypocrisy - impeccable behaviour is the only thing we can consciously do to grow in consciousness.

31 December 2010, Gouache on MDF, 2 panels 600x450mm