For the Most Part
The strong front is not pretence,
it is real, it is a wise mind, in light.
But, it is not all, there is another part.
Because the heart remains a child,
and cries, in dark.
I wrote this poem about a month ago. The content had been milling about in me for some time, and finally came out. The nuance of thought that comes, a kind of doublethink. Knowing and feeling one thing, while also knowing and feeling another quite contradictory thing. I admit to subscribing to the “stiff upper lip” school of thought, I don’t like others to see my emotions or troubles. I also, for the most part, truly believe that regardless of what I am going through, that ultimately it will be fine and that bad times come and go. FOR THE MOST PART, because there is a little part (the child), that despite truly believing it will work out, doesn’t like the process and the pain involved.
Let’s leave me and explore words a little.
Doublethink: In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, doublethink is the act of simultaneously accepting as correct two mutually contradictory beliefs. It is related to, but distinct from, hypocrisy and neutrality. Its opposite is Cognitive Dissonance, where the two beliefs cause conflict in one's mind.
In spite of - used to express the idea of contrast, is used as a preposition. In spite of + noun means almost same as although + clause.
e.g - We went out in spite of the rain. ( = .... although it was raining.
e.g - He is a good company in spite of the fact that he talks all the time.
Note - In formal English, despite can be used in the same way as in spite of.
e.g
Sita went on working in spite of feeling unwell.-- Correct
Sita went on working despite feeling unwell.-- Correct
