Pretense in Life

Dear Life,

Did you ever notice the acting people do and how good they are at it?
Maybe not, some people are so involved in their own lives, that they have no time or desire to think about it.
They might not even recognize the pretense in their own life because of the trust and love they feel is there.  Whether the individual acknowledges the pretense, is up to them. However, there are many that are naive and are totally oblivious to what is going on.  But you, Life, well, you know because you observe what is happening daily.
 
  A belief in thinking someone cared because they said they did, only their action prove otherwise, is pretense.  For instance, infidelity is a betrayal of trust, and pretense. A person who lied to you would be hard to believe in again, because of pretense, a promise made to you, then broken for no reason, a confidence repeated, a unpleasant health report, and no one acknowledging it.  All of these show the pretense in life - 

  I use to be naïve, I believed everything that was told to me, verbatim. A gray area didn't exist, it was all black and white. I took life as it came, whatever the day brought, I dealt with, not expecting anything unpleasant. Sometimes there were little surprises that were disappointments, but nothing earth shattering. I could still carry on. When someone said they cared, I believed - no more, I am going to be one terrific actress.