Because it’s so easy, and we tend not to think about the future until it arrives.
At least, that’s me. Besides, the results aren’t ALWAYS devastating.
No pain, no pain…
It takes too much energy, personal investment, and time to not be superficial.
and yeah, who says it has “devastating” results?
because the results of non-superficiality can be devastating too. especially when you are real and vulnerable and then rejected. it can be just as devastating to a person as someone who is fake. both can be equally tempting, and sometimes superficiality can be driven by fear
because the pain of being superficial is less than the pain of being rejected for who you really are. and humans are creatures who often choose the easy over the healthy…just look at how many hamburgers mcdonald’s has served…
what does superficial mean?
Cool music…I just checked out your tunes on purevolume. Keep rockin’.
It’s hard…I want to be deep with everyone…but for some, they want nothing more than a “how ya doin?” relationship…
It’s really hard to be deep with people who are uncomfortable with depth…because superficiality is so easy, we tend to stay there…it takes less effort, we dont have to care, and it presents us with a way out if we don’t like what we find beneath the first layer.
It’s sad.
Superficiality is comfortable. It takes no effort and is universally acceptable. Satan presents the consequences as so minimal, and we just buy into it. My counselor always says that Satan’s ONLY weapon is deception, and we just completely believe him so often.
I didn’t realize you had been engaged. I guess I’ve missed that in your posts. My counselor (sorry, but I know she ALWAYS speaks truth to me) really views the engagement (the commitment to marriage or betrothal) as the process of becoming one together and the consumation is just the final step. Therefore, an engagement that does not result in marriage essentially has the same wound that divorce does, with a different name.
Sorry if I’ve shared too much. Good to hear from you! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving! -M
It is much eaiser that way. For example, one can have many more superficial relationships than so-called “real” ones. And superficial friends are gained just as easily as they are lost so one is never without “friends.” Whereas the “real” friends, if they are lost can be hard to find or mend the relationship. It’s all about instant gratification and the crazy western civilization that we live in. Stupid media and country rubbing superficiality in our faces. It’s no wonder we’re a depressed nation. There’s nothing to hold onto. Sorry, I could rant much much more on this but I don’t want to. Later
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Because it’s so easy, and we tend not to think about the future until it arrives.
At least, that’s me. Besides, the results aren’t ALWAYS devastating.
No pain, no pain…
It takes too much energy, personal investment, and time to not be superficial.
and yeah, who says it has “devastating” results?
because the results of non-superficiality can be devastating too. especially when you are real and vulnerable and then rejected. it can be just as devastating to a person as someone who is fake. both can be equally tempting, and sometimes superficiality can be driven by fear
because the pain of being superficial is less than the pain of being rejected for who you really are. and humans are creatures who often choose the easy over the healthy…just look at how many hamburgers mcdonald’s has served…
what does superficial mean?
Cool music…I just checked out your tunes on purevolume. Keep rockin’.
It’s hard…I want to be deep with everyone…but for some, they want nothing more than a “how ya doin?” relationship…
It’s really hard to be deep with people who are uncomfortable with depth…because superficiality is so easy, we tend to stay there…it takes less effort, we dont have to care, and it presents us with a way out if we don’t like what we find beneath the first layer.
It’s sad.
Superficiality is comfortable. It takes no effort and is universally acceptable. Satan presents the consequences as so minimal, and we just buy into it. My counselor always says that Satan’s ONLY weapon is deception, and we just completely believe him so often.
I didn’t realize you had been engaged. I guess I’ve missed that in your posts. My counselor (sorry, but I know she ALWAYS speaks truth to me) really views the engagement (the commitment to marriage or betrothal) as the process of becoming one together and the consumation is just the final step. Therefore, an engagement that does not result in marriage essentially has the same wound that divorce does, with a different name.
Sorry if I’ve shared too much. Good to hear from you! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving! -M
It is much eaiser that way. For example, one can have many more superficial relationships than so-called “real” ones. And superficial friends are gained just as easily as they are lost so one is never without “friends.” Whereas the “real” friends, if they are lost can be hard to find or mend the relationship. It’s all about instant gratification and the crazy western civilization that we live in. Stupid media and country rubbing superficiality in our faces. It’s no wonder we’re a depressed nation. There’s nothing to hold onto. Sorry, I could rant much much more on this but I don’t want to. Later