When we fail to see the truth we fail to see reality. When we fail to see reality we fail to accept reality. When we fail to accept reality we create a false reality we will accept and that is why we fail.
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It's something my father used to tell me and i never really understood it as a child but it always made me think. What is reality? What is truth, truth is ever changing. What did he mean by "fail", i know many who seem successful that are not grounded in " reality. I think that was his goal, to make me think thus was mune here as well
Reaver85
Level 6
Dec 29, 2017
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If this question is looked at from a psychological and personal view it is a different conversation. Like religious people, I would say everyone is in some form of denial about themselves and their life. Also, like with religion, we all fool ourselves to avoid some painful part of our reality. What I got from this is that we cannot move forward until we accept ourselves and our life circumstances for what they really are. There was that one line in Gone With the Wind, talking of Scarlet O'Hara, she sees the world the way she wishes it to be and not the way it is.........Sorry, I have a cold and was up late last night with my cats celebrating the Milwaukee Bucks come from behind win. We went through an entire pack of cat nip.
Rudy1962
Level 9
Dec 29, 2017
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What’s youre definition of truth? It seems to me to be a relativistic concept that refers principally to the correspondence of statements to reality. So, for me that’s an issue here. I would recommend, however, that you consider truth function. The truth of a statement is true with regard to its relationship to other statements.
Gatovicolo
Level 8
Dec 29, 2017
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Microscopes bring a deeper (more detailed) reality. When reality isn't excepted you should probably be an A-list actor or a high-level athlete or you'll be broke fast. There is the 'reality without action or change' I think that is more likely than accepting or rejecting. It's like you know how the rigged game works? Then why not get out of it or use your knowledge of the rigged game to make yourself a little happier?
DragonDust
Level 6
Dec 29, 2017
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I sometimes fail because I'm really bad at stuff. 
But, seriously, I don't quite understand the point you're making. The first bit is about how we fail, followed by a chain of failures, and a conclusion that this is why we fail. I think I'm missing your meaning. What is the final failure in the chain? Or is it intended to be cyclical?
resserts
Level 8
Dec 29, 2017
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Reality is difficult to define. Explain, maybe give an example of what you mean.
RiskyWriter
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Dec 29, 2017
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