"Probably the single most confusing thing that people
tell each other is "I love you." We long to hear this powerful and
reassuring message. Taken alone, however, unsupported by consistently loving
behavior, this is frequently a lie - or, more charitably, a promise unlikely to
be fulfilled.
The disconnect between what we say and what we do is not
merely a measure of hypocrisy, since we usually believe our statements of good
intent. We simply pay too much attention to words - ours and others' - and not
enough to the actions that really define us. The walls of our self-constructed
prisons are made up in equal parts of our fear and risk and our dream that the
world and the people in it will conform to our fondest wishes. It is hard to
let go of a comforting illusion, but harder still to construct a happy life out
of perceptions and beliefs that do not correspond to the world around us."
This book was a great read!
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