Skinny Truths And Fat Lies

Sanity is a cozy lie. A lie leads a man from a grove into a jungle. A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. - Thoreau

only that man is sane who recognizes his insanity

truth is but the lie i dance to thinking that i know the steps

Author's Note

"One man lies in his work, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth" I think that used to be true, but now we have a guy named trump. I'll have none of that, however, because honesty is as high as you could go on my list. I'm fat and I know it. I used to be skinny, but no more.
Peter Gabriel said "I don't mind being old so much as I mind being old and fat."
I was overseas on the aircraft carrier, Saratoga, in 1970. Someone down a passageway played "Flying so high, trying to remember, How many cigarettes did I bring along?" I didn't know what group it was, but soon found out, and quickly became a Tull fan.

[Pete]

i've been a tull fan since i was a kid and first herd ian anderson play the flute. saw them live at boston garden one time. love peter gabriel too. glad you can still speak your truth. thanks for "weighing in".

[Samuel Dickens]

I saw JT in San Antonio in (I think) 1994. They were great!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I must be quite sane, then.

[Pete]

lol. that means you're either insane or a fat liar who can't dance.

[Thomas W Case]

Excellent little tale with humor.

[Pete]

at least geppetto knows how to pull pinocchio's strings and make him dance . too bad that long nose get's in the way.

[John the Baptist]

By the standards of this one, Mr. Trump will never be sane.

[Pete]

aren't politicians liars by definition? its certainly a qualification for the job with plenty of on-the-job training. as time goes on, it's getting harder to know what sanity is.

[Davidgeo]

I tell the truth constantly. But, I am a total liar occasionally about the wrong kind of things so... no one believes me Pete!! ARGHHHHH!!!!

[Pete]

i'm not a liar but i do wonder why my pants are always on fire.

[Davidgeo]

Humans be crazy animals. Setting clothes on fire over lies!! It's madness Pete.

[Ms claws]

Hi Pete, I totally get it. As my sister claims to be a 25 years old virgin (almost) she draws hypocrisy even though nobody can prove it's "not" true. We have to each choose our own truth.
Excellent point.
Thanks.

[Pete]

"It's not a lie if you truly believe it." - jason alexander as george costanza in seinfeld.

[JessyJacob]

Even if I say lie I use it to protect someone. That is the power of ability. If I say truth I use it to not to dump anyone. It is super ability.
Now you say what is it is guiding you? Nonetheless your intent. Some say it is attitude few say character and I say my base or basis , a way to live and let live.

Who deserves god is not the question do you have ability to love God as divinity or you still survive with insanity saying I hav strong body can't live without God. Then everyone here loves God all humans including goddess too, that is why he is omnipotent. I feel like here taking god's support you are making god is also bad or demon. It's pity this is the insanity not the weak heart bad brain.
I could treat mentally ill and they love me more and people just need me and him. That is god' divine love makes them paagal deewangi.

Usha j

[JessyJacob]

In this life to fight for sh** you hurt and lose families as an innocent, you say I don't know why they are gone I am making you happy.
But truth as one sticks to manners never lose any one but stays alone keeping everyone alive, as in Hinduism it says Satyameva jayathi.
Because people are alone it doesn't mean it is worn out of inefficient it is only the Charles darwin theory that lives and let lives is the survival of fittest.

Initially you also said. Give hope to right as it is tough path. For telling lies he never needs support to say 5000 lies but to say, there is only truth. Though your legs are thin, making you could stand, if you cut that legs you never stand. That's why to stand though it is fat and heavy still needs someone to support.
Truth like thin legs and legs makes you stand. Proudly. Not even stick does. Because truth is truth but truth is your legs. It doesn't need to told when you could stand proudly that shows your winning.
Is it like brain is in knees that when you cut that you go mad and fat proudly says see I am so strong.

Who knows whether he is protecting you or dumping you. Because kids never say lie. Be careful when saying blame that turn back to you as he never says never believez he is true and relationships are made on truths not lies.




Usha J.

[Lara]

Yeah... as Uncle Sweetheart says: "it's a bitched up world jack! The only way to protect ourselves is by goin' mad."

[Pete]

well put.

"If one listens to the faintest but constant suggestions of his genius, which are certainly true, he sees not to what extremes, or even insanity, it may lead him; and yet that way, as he grows more resolute and faithful, his road lies." - Thoreau