Pretend

I remember playing “Cowboys & Indians” as a kid. I would pretend to be the Cowboy and my sister loved Indians, so she would play that part. This word Pretend is defined as: “speaking and acting so as to make something appear to be the case when in fact, it is not”. I believe that there are a lot of pretenders around me. There are people who pretend to be powerful, when in fact they aren’t. I see people pretend to be wealthy that are not. I see people pretend to be spiritual, but they are not.

Pretend carries with it a sense of playfulness, yet it also carries with it a sense of deceit.  Check this out….

Early on in my career in real estate, I encountered buyers that would say something to the effect that “money is not a problem”. When I heard this I learned that it usually was a problem.  Some people masquerade and pretend to be something they are not and they have to work really hard to keep up the facade.  I would rather be humbly honest instead of arrogantly deceitful. I would rather be rich in the spiritual than to win the lottery and be worth millions. All that I see and have on this earth is temporary and will be left behind when I die.  I would rather leave my family a legacy of faith than a huge inheritance of money. They would probably like me to do both!

I want to always be who I am – without pretense.