"Oh what tangled webs we weave, when first we practice to deceive." ...Walter Scott
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man'...William Shakespeare
Deception involves "acting in such a way which leads another person to believe something that you, yourself, do not believe to be true"
The single lie that Dupey-n-Shobha told the Scindhiyas has now come to haunt them. The right thing that any honorable, intelligent person would do - is arrange a formal meeting with SP and AarYa and confess. Admit to lying and seek forgiveness while ensuring that Aarti does not face the repercussions of their deception. Then, spill the facts of P's medical condition and seek their assistance.
However, this is a serial and there has to be drama and super deceit. So like how a virus infects our body the Dupeys deception is infecting AarYa's family.
A virus enters our body by deception - so as not to be recognized as foreign. Once infected it takes a while before we sense we are ill and get treated. Similarly, deception takes the lead - it takes a while to be detected or sensed by the victim/s. In other words the victim is always playing catch-up, meanwhile the deceiver has caused a lot of injury!
Dupey knows that ultimately the truth will be revealed - then what? How will he explain his actions and thoughts to the Scindhiyas? Will they ever be able to atone to AarYa and Ansh? Then why does he fool himself (self-deception) and them? Why is he tempted to reorganize information in all sorts of improbable ways both to himself and others?
Is he a pathologic liar? Is he manipulative by nature? Is he being driven by the basic instinct of survival and reproduction? It could be all of this and more. However, one thing is clear - the affection that he has for Ansh is far less than his affection for P. He views Ansh as a means to an end, today when the doctor was injecting Ansh - I did not see Dubey/Shobha holding Ansh's hand while he was going through the pain. And right after, they sent Ansh out alone without a hug or a word of affection!
P's view of Ansh is no different from that of Dupey, in that Ansh is just a means to an end. If not, by now, he would have picked up the phone and informed Yash/Aarti. In addition, he has connived with his father to get Dr. Jaiswal believe that he, the birth parent has never abandoned his son and has full legal rights! If this is not abusing one's child - I do not know what to call it!!
You and I both know that the Dupeys are going to pay heavily for this deception. I for one do not believe in building my life and my relationships in this manner.
The Dupeys have been shown to be God-fearing. I hope their prayers and meditation on God - comes through and they spill all to Aarti and/or Yash at the earliest!!
Note: You may have noticed - I have started calling Dubey as Dupey - as he dupes people.
EDIT: Prashant, Dupey and Shobha are exploiting their intimacy and friendship with Ansh to lull him and get him to lie for self-serving purposess. They do not view it as teaching him to lie - they view it as necessary for P to survive. In other words, they are not just practising deception but also imposing/inducing it in Ansh - to Ansh's detriment but to their advantage.
Edited by anonee - 13 years ago