My life is good. I have God to thank for that. I’ll be sixty years old in two years. But I don’t feel that age. I feel younger than that. Although there are times…
I’m too old for games, too tired to pretend, and too wise for lies.
When you read that, does it hit you in the gut? Do you feel that it applies to you? If you do, then, every now and then, you must have someone who tries to play games with your head or your heart. Right?
As we get older, we learn to recognize people who are the game players. We can recognize them way off. Game players are usually the narcissistic people, the ones whose life is all about themselves. And they see every area of life as a game. And the only way they play is to get everything for themselves. Don’t walk. Run from them. As fast as you can.
I guess I never learned to pretend to be anyone else because of the way I grew up. We had a tough time. But we were real. We had each other and we never thought about being someone other than who we really were. But I know people who do pretend.
Times passes and you begin to see, people for who they really are and not for who they pretend to be.
It may take a while for some people, but for the most part, you can see straight through a person who is a pretender. They may pretend to have certain attributes or their whole life may be a pretense, but eventually, the truth comes out.
Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed and what is fake fades away.
And the liars. Oh, the liars. There are some people who lie about everything. They can’t seem to help themselves. As we get older, we learn to recognize the liars and the lies for who and what they are. It’s just a part of living life. You become wiser and your lie detector becomes finely tuned.
Sending you blessings of love and gratitude from Sterrett, Alabama!
Charity M. Richey-Bentley
I know how you feel prayers
Thank you, Margaret.
God bless you.
Charity
Thank you!!!
Awesome counsel…
Thank you so much and thank you for being here.
Charity
Love this it is so fitting for me. I deal with this everyday at the work place. I continue to stand back and pray and let God handle it. I know He will because He has did it before when people has come up against me. So much disrespect, games and lies. Vengeance is His.
Thank you so much for your words. And yes, vengeance is His.
Charity
Well said!! Thanks for sharing. I am 81 and I agree with all that you said.
Thank you so much and thank you for being here.
Charity
Great post! Much truth! Thank you for writing it Charity!!!
Thank you, Billy.
Thank you for being here.
Charity
Thank You Charity for a very good article. This so true and sure hits me. I’ll soon be 81.
Thank you so much, Alfred. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Charity
Wow!!!
As I read your story, my heart repeatedly said, ” This is exactly what Jasmine, needs to read/hear.”
She is my beautiful naive 30 year old Granddaughter.
Thank you.
Thank you so much. I pray that Jasmine is able to read it.
Charity
Every word is so true. I am 88, and have experienced all of this. We need to learn that God is always with us, loves us beyond all, and will guide us. ALWAYS turn to Him, and pray for the Spirit of discernment. We need to be aware. I am Grateful to be His kid.
I am grateful to be His kid too.
God bless you.
Charity
I thoroughly enjoy reading your post! Sometimes it seems you may be looking in my room! I am seventy and I pray to God too get wiser as I travel this road! Keep Spreading the Love!!
Thank you so much.
God bless you.
Charity
Very true, but unfortunate !
Its always the ones closest to you .
You’re right.
Thank you for being here.
Charity
Can’t stand a two faced, Fake ass Person!! If u can’t b Real Don’t Be Any Damn Thing, ur real!!💓
Amen!
Thank you for being here.
God bless you.
Charity
So very true…not all are as they seem…thank you so much…
Amen amen 🙏🏽 I could not have said it better myself. I will be 6 (drop the zero) in exactly 6 weeks. My lights are shining bright. I put GOD first amen. Thank you 😊
I struggle so hard to eliminate the liar, cheater, pretender in my life. So as soon as god walks in He’ll walk out
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I understand what you are saying.
God bless you.
Charity
Thanks be to God for my upbringing. My Dad died of cancer when I was three. There was seven children, the oldest seventeen. Mom had to work, something three jobs, the boys helped in tobacco. Yet we owned our own land, house and no one was ever in jail, gangs or on drugs . All this because of a single black woman and a merciful God !!! Thank you Lord
Thank you so much it is true. Also through our own up and down life experiences that we didn’t understand. God brought us to this age to see clearly. We pray for those who are not there yet. When they are to understand and help others it is a journey only God knows. Thank you God bless you.
Cool message!. It clearly seems to sum up my opinion of my fellow man.
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.
God bless you.
Charity
Wow thanks for your teaching its touches my heart, God bless you
Thank you for your generous words and thank you for being here.
God bless you.
Charity