Il n’existe pas un esprit qui soit d’accord avec soi-même. Ce ne serait plus un esprit.
There is no one spirit who agrees with itself. It wouldn’t be a spirit any more.
Paul Valéry
“Qui trompe-t-on, ici ?” – Who’s misled, here?
A theatre professional (an actor, a director) knows he “has to create an illusion”. Therefore each time he goes to watch a play, a movie, or reads a book, he sees the illusion… but he may feel pleasure too. He is just not completely taken in…
We all have that skill, more or less : it depends. It happens when you’re in your domain, like the actress watching a movie. But for other people it happens all the time.
Who’s lured & misled, here?
It’s a state of mind. A quick capacity of “Inside Sidestepping”. You’re never completely taken in, you always see when you’re manipulated :
- It happens when you’re a pro and you know all the tricks.
- It happens when you’re in a situation where you’re forced to think different (illness or anything that modifies your mood).
- It happens when you have it, this ability to detect the use of illusion (or bullshit, if you prefer).
The problem is : you have to live, though. You see the masks, and you see that others don’t see the masks, and that’s all. It’s like you have to work on it, on shutting up the desire to warn others. Then you can have fun…
The world of men can become a subject of curiosity.
Most of the time, you don’t participate.
Haha : Hunting Parrots, you can do. Very fun.
Thanks for reading!
The Art of Inside Sidestepping – “Social Dilettantism Protection Tent”
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