DAY 29 OF MY CREATIVE WRITING JOURNEY. THE PROMPT WAS TO CONTINUE WRITING AFTER THE SENTENCE ENDS “Sometimes I feel…”
“Sometimes, I feel why do we keep our conversations truthful, when it has largely gone extinct from our public lives. I mean what do we get day in, day out from our government, public officials, or for that matter any person holding a microphone, if not a pack of lies…,” Shea asked frustratingly from her friend, reading a news article about the upcoming presidential election.
“For god’s sake, there are professionals who makes millions of dollars each year for crafting better lies for public at large. They are called public relations champions. Leave alone public officials, this virus of untruthfulness in conversations is increasingly seeping in personal conversations from friends, colleagues and sometimes even from our partners then what moral obligation do we have to keep ourselves truthful and honest in our conversations?” she added.
Her friend listened to her patiently and let her finish her thought.
“Well, I feel that you speak truth not for others but for yourself as with each lie you deliver; you distance yourself away from your true self, your own soul. For some, their soul isn’t something to cherish, nurture our strengthen. For some, nothing is precious than their true self.”
PS – This is the 29th day of my journey to write everyday for next one year.
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