- Aug 18, 2013
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Oh no, it's not the answer. Sister D, this is just a personal sentiment of mine. I am still young, but in my 38 years of living, I never met one person who was not hypocritical in some way. I generally tell people that I think we are all hypocrites, haters and addicts. As humans, we all have emotions. It is these emotions that predispose us to hypocritical behavior.
Being hypocritical doesn't mean we are lacking in genuineness and authenticity - it just means we are human.
An example: A guy tells a friend that the friend's brother had sex with his (the guy telling) wife. The friend's response is "Oh I am so sorry. That is not cool but remain calm."
Now imagine the guy telling the friend that his brother had sex with the friend's wife. The friend's response is "I am going to kill that you know what."
Of this is hypothetical, but I have noticed a consistency for a person to give various response or act in different ways depending on the circumstances. This is pedicated by our emotional attachment or perceived vested interest related to the situation.
I have to agree with Destee on this because you are far reaching. There are various different degrees of character amongst human beings, far too variant for your statement to be true. What you're doing is giving true hypocrites a good defense, for they will say, well everyone is a hypocrite so why point out my hypocrisy? Some elders drink and smoke cigarettes and some don't and have never done any drugs or alcohol. Just look at your elders, some have lived good all of their lives, some have done wrong but repented and are examples of good character, some are fools and continue to sin greatly and some have a few flaws but are generally good. Some elders curse and swear a lot and some never use any gutter language at all. Looking at your elders, those who are almost at the end of the journey of life is where you should be making your assessments. Looking at your mates or peer group it may be truth that some if not most are hypocrites because most young people are still learning. Wisdom takes a while to develop, good character is the producer of true character, keep staying with the right thing and it will become you and then others will say that is the true you.