If we find ourselves at this point, we have not arrived at it in quick fashion. Whether we realize it or not, and sadly, often not ...in truth, we have been mostly unknowingly going in this direction, little by little, for a long time. Perhaps we have become a victim of it, but the deceit that drives it is intentional. And to overcome that deceit, it must be our deeply committed intent to do so ...otherwise we just co-sign a loan on our existence that will never be paid for if we only intend to honor that contract.