Truth or Consequences

Once upon a time many moon ago.....there was a television show called...truth or consequences....
The appearing guest asserted their credentials as to who they were....teacher, janitor, airline pilot, author etc.....and a panel asked questions in order to find out the truth...which produced certain rewards.....A lie....brought certain consequences...when the truth became known....

In 2003, I still find that a lie has its own built in consequences.
Self-deception is the most destructive kind of lie.....
Many lives go awry by believing they have no value, or are not as ’good’ as someone else, what they think or feel does not matter, etc.
Believing that about oneself - is a killer....the consequences of this lie
................... devaluates and sets a path of self-destruction.
For you see, it is a.......LIE! Life built on a lie will eventually collapse at some point in time....
The TRUTH IS......We.....are.....ALL......created.....E...Q...U...A...L!
I have found, by experience, that each person has some very unique and ‘invaluable worth’....Often times it takes others believing in them and reiterating their true value, again and again, before they can replace a lie with the truth of their true and real contribution to life and their world .
Simply put.....someone must have ‘faith’ in them....before they can begin to trust and have faith in themselves.....
This process is meant to be.....learned in the home at an early age among loving and trusting family members.
Yet today, I know many, many.....Grandparents who are ‘raising’ their grandchildren in order to get the real ‘truth’ into them....that their life does matter, that they are loved and valued exactly like they are ...also, that they are worth the investment of other family members who cares for them sacrificially.
Yes.....Truth or consequences...is still played in the Game ..
.........The Game.....Called Real Life.....!