I lifted this title not to blindly imitate another author, but in honor of another author, George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. Indeed, though, this article is wholly original with me. So here are the subtle hints of what I am writing about: One for the money, two for the show, three, we are ready to grow!

Growing up genuinely is the hardest process in existence because you have to be totally and unrelentingly honest with yourself and everyone else. After all, the person that honest is rare, because even when they are that honest with themselves consistently, conscientiously and consciously, it is hard at times and tempting to try to take the easy way out even if there is not any success doing so, real or otherwise. Indeed, I, the best humanity has to offer and Christ himself could on the Earth only strive to be good Christians, let alone great and genuinely honest people. Do not misinterpret me, I am not comparing myself to anything, I am talking about my personal experience of striving to give up lying and most of my worst habits once in for all. So, to bring reality down, I am not a good liar, so why even try? I will honestly tell you why I am even tempted to try: It looks easier on the surface, but when I dig deeper into reality, it is the hardest way of all to live in any way. Indeed, I strive to be an honest open book, doing the right thing instead of the wrong thing for that reason.

Deep innocence is the only innocence there is. Looking innocent is not good enough to really live in reality right.

My Mother and Father are innocent people. They lived their lives with the same “flawed and overt honesty” that I try to live with right down to “the what you see is what you get thing”. On one hand, it is wonderful, it is even commendable because it is greatness when it works, on another hand of reality, it seems like the worst way to live, because it is hard, hard work that begs for something seemingly easier to do like dishonesty and shorter means of “making it”. It is really like the Robert Swan Mueller report having nothing to hide about United States President Donald John Trump in reality, when apparently, there is a lot of wrongdoing and secret back room stuff to hide.

So, when I say flawed and overt honesty being a hard way to live, and dishonesty and short cutting seeming easier, that is what I mean. I am not trying to imply anything about politics, or anything like that, I even voted for Donald John Trump and feel bad about it now that I do know he is like every other politician who ever graced the highest office and then some, and the swamp goes on there. But, honesty and forthrightness is where it is at for me always. Now, I am not going to end this article like George Gurdjieff ended his last work, but, I will say this: The only thing that is the opposite of an honest person is a dishonest person. That is it.