Temptation always offers
an instantaneous rewarding system,
and selfishness is often a resulting means.
But a balanced mind always knows
to compare, beware,
and when the thought needs to go.
The response could simply be…
no, you’re not deceiving me.
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I think beyond the others, it is usually we on our own, who deceive ourselves…the reasons may be selfish, and sometimes not, but those are the lessons that must be learnt. 🙂
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Yes, acknowledgement of our shortfalls equals wisdom.
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