I Thought You Were Somebody

Well I have to first say that everybody is somebody. To dismiss someone as not being an actual person has to be the height of arrogance. While I may be a slight bit cocky…I’m not arrogant. Every human being, on some level somewhere, is just as decent and regular as everyone else even though it is not always easily discernible. That having been said, I also have to say that many people are not the people they would like for you to believe they are, which led me to that thought. It might have been better if I said I thought you were somebody else, but when you pull the veil off then the “else” becomes irrelevant.

“Else” becomes a throw away word because in most circumstances we find that people are usually worse than they led us to believe. It is a revelation that comes about either through the accumulation of rough experiences or the uncovering of scandal. The worth or identity of a person is not seen through one or two acts. Often individuals are given chance after chance to fail and fall short before it is assumed that they suck. Once suck status is achieved, “I thought you were somebody”, will suffice.

My whole problem with this is that for the most part no one ever asked these people to lie. I’ve seen people meet each other and I have even been a part of many first encounters and I never remember hearing someone ask me to lie and I don’t recall ever asking someone to lie to me. For some odd reason I seem to be prone to meeting people invaded by the lie-bodysnatchers. Now there are several classifications of a liar: habitual- lie a lot, random- lie for no reason, skilled- lie artfully, bald faced- lie maliciously, and hitch- lie in groups. Many people may be in possession of one or two lie-censes, but the person that possesses all of the classifications simultaneously has been invaded by the lie-bodysnatchers.

Someone who has been lie-bodysnatched will say, do, and believe anything. Of course someone who lies on many levels will say or do anything, but they will also believe anything because, for them, everything is based on lies. Any person who lives and stands upon lies alone believes that everyone else is doing the same thing, and that leads to paranoia. It is a tortured life for the lie-bodysnatched but I am not offering one shred of covering or understanding. No one should live that way.

These are the people that tell you about the horrible car accident they saw and how they helped to save the pregnant woman but the dog died in their arms---but not only did they not see anything like that, the next time you witness a wreck with them they freak out and start crying. Or the person who goes home every day to a happy family, playing the role of committed partner---but they have been living a secret homosexual lifestyle for the past few years. Or what about the person who claims to love someone---but in fits of anger they abuse, misuse, and abandon their mate. Anyone can tell a lie. Only the lie-bodysnatched can convincingly pull off lies of epic proportion.  

Sadly, I have yet to see a “snatching” be fully reversed. I can say this though…The truth about it is, when you come across someone who has been lie-bodysnatched, “I thought you were somebody,” is all you can say.