To Be Or Not To Be--- A Hypocrite

Well I know I have been away for quite some time now but that doesn't mean I have stopped writing. Since last week I have been 'bothered' by the word hypocrite after some people accused each other of being hypocrites. One says the other is a hypocrite while the others defend that they are not. I guess it takes one to know another. Let's not get into the details of it. Anyways as bothered as I was about the word I decided to check the word and the dictionary defines a hypocrite as someone who “pretends to be better than he/she really is or to be pious, virtuous without really being so.” A hypocrite is someone who says one thing and does the opposite.
I believe (strictly this is my believe) One of the main reasons people have double standards is that they desire to have the best of both worlds. They go to church or Gurdwaras on Sundays or Mosques or Temples on Fridays and as soon as they walk out the door, they go back to living their “regular” lives.
"Do the right thing" doesn’t mean to do that which best serves our lustful desires. A lack of respect for the seducing nature of sin has led many to live hypocritical lives. In our heart of hearts, we know fully well that something is morally wrong with our actions, but we do it anyway because it feels good or is convenient. Whether we like it or not we all tend to be hypocrites at some point or another in our lives without realising it.
The people committing hypocritical acts normally try to use some form of rationalization to justify their actions. A man committing adultery may say that he is only breaking his wedding vows by having sex with prostitutes. The ultimate rationalization is the phrase, “I just couldn’t help myself.”
In the past few years or even the past few months since the March 8 elections, several high-profile public leaders have been caught in hypocrisy. The grievous nature of some people’s moral blunders proves that no one is immune from stumbling from a lofty perch. You will never know that you are a hypocrite until someone tells you so. See there you go Mr C- who says I am brain dead after travelling around almost the whole of Malaysia... :)