AUTHENTICITY When you want something not to grow, just keep your back to it and it dies if its own accord. Just like a plant that is neglected, not watered, it withers away and dies. So whenever you see something that is phony, just put it aside. If you are just about to smile, then suddenly you realize that it would be phony, stop, even in the middle of the smile; relax your lips and ask the person to excuse you. Tell them it was a phony smile, and you are sorry. If a real smile comes, then it is okay; if it doesnt, then that is also okay. What can you do? If it comes, it comes; if it doesnt come, it doesnt. One cannot force it. Im not saying to just get out of the social formalities. I am saying be watchful, and if you have to be false, be it consciously, Knowing that this person is your boss and you have to smile, smile consciously, knowing well that it is phony. Let the boss be deceived- you should not be deceived by your smile, thats the point. If you smile unconsciously, the boss may not be deceived, because it is difficult to deceive bosses-but you may be deceived. You will pat yourself on the back and think you were perfectly good, such a good boy-but there you are missing. So if sometimes you trunk it is necessary-because it may be necessary; life is complex and you are not alone; there are many things that you have to do because the whole society exists on phoniness-then be phony consciously. But in your relationships where you can be true, dont allow phoniness. osho
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:32:40 +0000
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