Are We Hypocrites?

Are we hypocrites, while rollicking about in public with a cheerful, positive, can-do face and persona demonstrated for the public, while, frowning, complaining, whining, self-doubting and being discourteous towards family and loved ones, at home out of the limelight?

Are we hypocrites when we feel depressed, empty and uncertain in our own minds while exuding certainty, bonhomie and fulfillment on social media, and when on the public street?

The answers to both of these questions is yes, if we display this inconsistent behavior for manipulative reasons, if we are sour, mean, unpleasant, depressed and dispirited in private, but put on a show in public to gain social approval and to save face, or to gain an advantage.

If we are people of good will, that naturally feel depressed, angry and willing to lash out on others, but restrain ourselves in public to save face, to accrue good will, and because projecting the warm public persona is how to act in public, then this inconsistent behavior between public Ms. Sunshine, and Dour Mama in private is Mama doing the best that she can as an altruistic groupist.

As her self-instruction in ethics and self-realization continues, she will come to appreciate that the difference between how she acts in private, and how she displays herself in public is an inconsistency that must be eliminated over time to the point that how she acts in private is even a bit more sunny and kind than how she acts in public.