self-deception
Self-deception is the act of cloaking the unsightly reality one chose with a gorgeous fiction, basking in a comfortable illusion. It performs a masterful show in the backstage of reason, assuming the role of audience and convincing even the critics. While intending to pursue truth, one inevitably becomes the deceived. Prescribed as a panacea for self-justification, its side effects include severe psychological cholesterol buildup. Ultimately, everyone becomes the bizarre one-man play’s scriptwriter and star—a grotesque paradox.