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Are you a walking contradiction?

Asked by Holden_Caulfield (1139points) February 3rd, 2010

We all know that actions and words should align… but most often, they do not. We act and behave in certain ways, yet we state something that is contradictory to what we believe, think, act, etc… Does our contradictory nature cause conflict with others? What are some of the ways in which we say one thing but in reality, act differently? Have you ever done this? Is it human nature? Does it diminish our authenticiy s a person?!?

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Blondesjon's avatar

I am a staggering contradiction.

SeventhSense's avatar

..and sitting and sleeping
and of course a legend in my own mind

Trillian's avatar

Guilty as charged. Though I cannot ever explain my actions in retrospect, they seem logical at the time. Except when they don’t of course.

ETpro's avatar

Definitely not.

Yes you are.

Am not.

Are so.

lostinyoureyes's avatar

I think I am.

I am very self-critical and often feel like I know exactly what I’m doing wrong in situations/life. I put the same judgment on others, but I myself only occasionally put an effort to make things “right.”

For example, I am like a backwards perfectionist. I feel like if I can’t do something right, I just won’t do it at all. If someone were to tell me this about themselves I would say that just makes no sense… but somehow in my own brain it does.

To be human is to be non-sensical I guess. Only robots are logical.

filmfann's avatar

I work in technology, and yet I am a Luddite.

cheebdragon's avatar

Isn’t everyone…

Spinel's avatar

The reality is we love jabbing fingers at the flaws in other people, but are reluctant to take care of the flaws in ourselves. Example: I preach peace and then turn around and demand my way with my peers.

DrMC's avatar

I am a complex shattered pheonix.

Not meant to live

Not ready to die

Not caring to live

Not trying to die

I strive

I suffer

I give

Rest is brief, for the wicked

Here I am

In His eyes

I carry on

Until called

Steve_A's avatar

I am not much of a talker to being with…so I just try to do what I have or want to do and let it stand as you see it.

Bluefreedom's avatar

No, I am most definitely NOT a hypocrite. Or a walking contradiction for that matter. On the other hand, I am only human and I readily admit that I am definitely fallible but I do try to practice what I preach whenever I can.

bean's avatar

i’m so oblivious to so many things it’s just not funny anymore… i’m a walking hazzard, to myself and to others!
It’s an internal struggle between myself.

BoBo1946's avatar

i’m an open book, “you want to read my best page?”

marinelife's avatar

The human mind is capable of holding multiple contradictory lines of thought.

stranger_in_a_strange_land's avatar

Real-life I’m quiet, self-reliant and don’t express my emotions well. On-line I’m opinionated, emotional and sometimes a bit of a drama-queen.

Judi's avatar

My church friends are confused by me because personally I am pretty darned conservative, and you might even say somewhat fundamentalist, but politically I am a bleeding heart liberal. I don’t see the contradiction at all. As far as I’m concerned, Jesus was the epitome of a bleeding hear liberal when his heart was bleeding liberally on the cross. I figured that was the whole point. I think THEY“RE the contradiction.

CMaz's avatar

I am an enigma.

marinelife's avatar

@filmfann Me too! I did that for years.

BoBo1946's avatar

I CAN FIX ANYTHING. (Please knock on the door—the bell doesn’t work.)

evandad's avatar

Yes, I’m not.

Naked_Homer's avatar

@evandad – this is the truth. That is exactly the first phrase that popped into my head. I was freaked when I scrolled down to type it and the last thing I went to read was it. Mind blow. Lurve.

ETpro's avatar

@Naked_Homer The quantum door to that thought was open… Or was closed.

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