To hell with you Lance Armstrong!
All of us fall prey to the power of repeated lies. If a lie is repeated a thousand, we merrily accept it as a reality. It is probably hard wired into us as a species. But this time, it was no ordinary lie. It was a pile of lies, which was so incredible that we refused to question it. Psychologists call it the confirmation bias, a tendency of people to favor information which supports their preconceived notions or hypothesis. I call it a comfortable lie.
His story was perhaps the most brilliant, well-conceived, well-planned lie. But, behind his inspiring story was a cruel and blind(I refuse to call it myopic) focus on being famous and making money, more and more of it. What hit me the most was the blatant manner of the confession without any shred of remorse. Even his confession seemed to be just another attempt to get back on his feet and an attempt to climb out from the well.
What discomforts me the most is not how he made money and earned fame on a heap of lies. Rather, it is the mud splashed on the face of countless people who looked for solace in the shadow of his story. In an instant, he took away from all of us the meaning of true hard work and the power of hope.
P.S. I even bought his biography!
P.S After going through the links, you may realize that my blog article isn't quite original. But, atleast I admit it!
Links:
1) Unforgivable
2) The Flawed Art of Lance Armstrong's Confession
All of us fall prey to the power of repeated lies. If a lie is repeated a thousand, we merrily accept it as a reality. It is probably hard wired into us as a species. But this time, it was no ordinary lie. It was a pile of lies, which was so incredible that we refused to question it. Psychologists call it the confirmation bias, a tendency of people to favor information which supports their preconceived notions or hypothesis. I call it a comfortable lie.
His story was perhaps the most brilliant, well-conceived, well-planned lie. But, behind his inspiring story was a cruel and blind(I refuse to call it myopic) focus on being famous and making money, more and more of it. What hit me the most was the blatant manner of the confession without any shred of remorse. Even his confession seemed to be just another attempt to get back on his feet and an attempt to climb out from the well.
What discomforts me the most is not how he made money and earned fame on a heap of lies. Rather, it is the mud splashed on the face of countless people who looked for solace in the shadow of his story. In an instant, he took away from all of us the meaning of true hard work and the power of hope.
P.S. I even bought his biography!
P.S After going through the links, you may realize that my blog article isn't quite original. But, atleast I admit it!
Links:
1) Unforgivable
2) The Flawed Art of Lance Armstrong's Confession
