i'm not the only sham...

lately i have been reading a series of posts from single dad laughing titled the truth box.  if i remember correctly this series started about seven weeks ago.  the premise is to anonymously write a lie you actively live and tell and then what the truth is.  the beauty behind this series is that it is completely anonymous so you are safe to write whatever you want.  to finally let out your deepest, darkest secret. 

i did fill out the form, but i am not going to share what i put.  i do look for it, but it has yet to be published.  here is what i found astounding.  every week, the author of this blog, publishes about 60 new entries to the truth box.  are you doing the math?  he isn't repeating entries.  in fact he says that he has received thousands of anonymous confessions.  thousands!

 

what in the world is wrong with us? 

why do we pretend to be happy when we are miserable?  or pretend to lead lives that we aren't leading?  why are we ashamed of who we really are and go to great lengths to disguise our true selves?  i have my own theories on this, but i wonder if we, the human race, wouldn't be happier, more fulfilled and generally less stressed if we ditched the sham and just were?