{"id":6288,"date":"2016-06-07T06:56:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T10:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=6288"},"modified":"2016-06-07T07:15:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T11:15:38","slug":"authenticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=6288","title":{"rendered":"authenticity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of our long time family traditions is that at the onset of any vacation or significant road trip, as soon as we hit the interstate, we pop in our fave Ricky Martin CD, skip to song #9, and blast it through the car speakers\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you really want it?<\/em>
\nDo you really want it?<\/em>
\nDo you really want it?\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

And so begins Martin\u2019s rousing \u201cCup of Life\u201d rendition from 1999. After the bold question of whether we really want<\/em> something, we are then encouraged to \u201cgo, go, go.\u201d My question today is whether we really always want what we say we do.<\/p>\n

Think about authenticity\u2026<\/p>\n

Authenticity is the respected trait of sincerity within existence, expression, or intention. It\u2019s saying what you mean and meaning what you say. It\u2019s getting what you paid for. It\u2019s knowing what you hear, see, and sense is the real deal. It\u2019s not fake. It\u2019s synonymous with genuineness and bona fides. We say we really want it\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026 or at least we think we do.<\/p>\n

And yet as we continue to watch at least the vernacular of our current polarized, political climate seemingly spiral downward, we still cling to the perceived value of scripts.<\/p>\n

Scripts are prepared texts of what a person will or will not say.<\/p>\n

They are poll-tested, time-tested, and ensured as much as humanly possible to produce a specific outcome or emotion. They are often great speeches.<\/p>\n

But\u2026 they are not written by the deliverer of the address. Scripts are typically written by screen writers, speech writers, or campaign staffers because they have the best education and experience aimed at eliciting the desired emotion. Scripts are not<\/em> the authentic words of the one doing the delivery. The deliverer may pose that \u201cthis is exactly how I feel \u2014 thanks for writing this script\u201d \u2014 but yet, it would be more accurately\u00a0said that \u201cthis is better than I can\u00a0say it\u201d \u2014 meaning his or her actual own words may not produce the yearned for outcome or emotion.<\/p>\n

Scripts are not authentic.<\/p>\n

They are not genuine nor bona fide.<\/p>\n

They are written for a reason.<\/p>\n

But we say we want authenticity. In fact, while it\u2019s no secret that this semi-humble current events observer has serious concerns about the economic effect of the advocated policies of a President Sanders, it seems that many are attracted to his perceived authenticity. Authenticity is refreshing\u2026 especially when too many others are so scripted.<\/p>\n

But herein lies the problem;\u00a0if a person\u2019s authenticity leads them to say something that feels especially\u00a0harsh or incorrect, we sometimes seem to prefer the scripting. We prefer the in<\/strong>authenticity.<\/em><\/p>\n

Really?<\/em> Do we\u00a0prefer a person\u00a0who says what we want to hear?\u00a0\u2026 one who knows what to share how, and with which particular audience\u00a0\u2014 meaning they are\u00a0utilizing their script especially well?<\/em><\/p>\n

Or\u2026 do we prefer a person who is authentic? \u2026 transparent then, too?<\/p>\n

My sense here is there\u2019s a little bit of having our cake and eating it, too, as it’s not an easy choice. We want authenticity as long as we don\u2019t disagree too much with what\u2019s actually expressed; hence, we don\u2019t always\u00a0really want it.<\/em> We aren\u2019t quite ready to “go, go, go” and dispose of the long held script.<\/p>\n

Respectfully\u2026
\nAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of our long time family traditions is that at the onset of any vacation or significant road trip, as soon as we hit the interstate, we pop in our fave Ricky Martin CD, skip to song #9, and blast it through the car speakers\u2026 \u201cDo you really want it? Do you really want it? … <\/p>\n

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