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Well, I got you here under false pretences, or did I?  For as I get older I begin to look at younger women today and the makeup they wear, I think to myself, oh my, that's a lot of makeup.  So what lies behind, Is makeup really a "false pretence"?  Now, I am using 'make up' as a metaphor, for the way we as individuals hide behind a façade.  Men and women for centuries have been using, an altered appearance to hide the real them, whether it is make-up, hairstyles, spectacles, clothing styles/fashions, the type of car they drive, the house they live in, the locations of their homes, or schools the children attend.  I propose it's all false news.  Well for the many it is.  Don't get me wrong, there is no issue with trying to achieve material success, making lifestyle improvements, or providing the best one can for the family.  However, the issue is, are these a mask, the 'make-up' for our own insecurities and sense of inadequacy etc.  All too often we

Have you ever wondered what people mean by "they are a toxic person", or "they are poisonous", maybe not a term used that often these days, but the concept is still expressed frequently.  What makes a person Toxic, what makes a society toxic, what is toxicity?  Basically, toxicity is the negative nature of humanity, however, it is not a blatant negativity, for example murder, crime etc., it is rather a more insidious slow acting, more often, psychological phenomenon pervading individual lives, families, communities and even whole societies. More often that not, it is seen by the outsider, and not observed so clearly by those in the midst of the effects of the toxin. Human toxicity is an insidious poison that effects, and can even affect individuals.  The worst part about this toxin, administered by another person in your life, is that others can see it being administered, applied, and given to you, yet we often ignore their perception.  Yes, so many will have said,