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In my past experience, I've found that everyone has two sides to their inner selves. Often represented as "love" and "hate", each person has a good and a bad side. Most often, people will tend to use their good side, leaving the bad alone until their anger flares. There are some that succumb to their bad side and go on what we call a "mean streak." Despite what people say, it has been proven through thousands of years that people are basically two-faced, dual-natured creatures. I have been through many experiences when this has come up, both in me and in people I know. Say, in the case of submission to authority that we don't like, we go along with any of his ideas, but when he's not around, we'll complain about how we don't like him or his ideas. This type of hypocrisy is common in large groups, where respect is a must-have when you're in leadership. As long as you think they respect you, it's okay, but when someone voices their opinion to your face, it's considered unacceptable and rebellious. This has happened to me once, well okay, several times. I was under certain leaders that I disagreed with, and instead of saying bad things behind their backs, I told them straight out that I didn't agree. Most of the time, the leader told me to submit or leave, but once in a while, I found a leader that talked with me and found my problem. He then would help me work out any differences we had, and we both grew spiritually and knowledgeably. He became a better leader and I became a better follower. I also learned a few good things about leadership: what to do and what not to do. Friends can end up being two-faced . . . especially when they're not really your friends. You think someone is your friend, but when anything happens to you or your reputation, in comes that bad side. All of a sudden, you have fewer friends than you had last week. All the "friends" you once knew are ignoring you, and there's only a few people who will actually talk to you. Once in a while, you may have a true friend, who sticks by you and remains your friend. That treasure can be very hard to find. There are so many other ways that people are two-sided. Guys may do something nice, pet an animal or give a baby a lollypop, but their motives are to get this one girl to notice them and think they're sweet. Anything that a person does when they really don't want to, but they feel they have to, is dual-natured. A boy cleans his room, but he really wants to go outside and play. A woman makes copies for her boss, but she really wants to be at home reading a novel. Doing anything with an appearance different than what you feel inside is dual-faced. A person goes to an event and seems happy enough, cheerful and social, but when he gets home, all of a sudden, he's like a different person. He yells at his kids, thrashes about, sits down in front of the television and wants to be left alone. Everything has two sides . . . people, actions, minds. It all has two natures, good and bad, love and hate, that we have the ability to control in some circumstances but don't even have the knowledge of in other circumstances. Many people are aware of these natures and have recognized them in forms of art. Music, poetry, painting, acting . . . they all celebrate the dual-natured humanity in some from or another. I, myself, don't believe any of what you have just read . . . and yet, I do. |