Liar or a Manipulator

I believe we all have all heard of these statements:

Life ain't fair, it's survival off the fittest, business is business, trust no one, no permanent friends only permanent interests go hard or go home, change or perish. Manipulate or be manipulated, all is fair in war and in warfare.

These are popular phrases that convey deeper meaning than they appear to be. Also these lines could be used by someone to justify a manipulative action or behavior.

Manipulation is simply a method of getting someone to do your bidding either willingly or unwilling, and afterwards deriving alot of benefits while the other person is left with little or no benefits.

Often, the pathological liar is termed as a Manipulator but they are not exactly thesame.

A liar would tell a lie to get something from an individual. He tells a most convincing lie to so you could part with that thing. Also, a liar might be afraid if you find out.

But a Manipulator seeks to always control your mind so that he/she can continue to benefit from you not just materially, but also emotionally and otherwise, thereby robbing you of your essence for as long as he/she wants.

A manipulative person would always trick you into taking the blame and criticism for something that might not entirely be your fault and they continue to do so.

You see, in some instances, when a person tells a lie, he still acknowledges the other person is more superior than them. Someone might tell a lie to a parent, sibling or spouse in order to save a situation or just so that the don't feel so hurt by the reality. This might become necessary due to the respect or love you have for a loved one.

But a manipulative person not only lies, bit cheats too! He also sees himself superior than the other person and he feels he can use them at will.

Ofcourse a person might not realize that they are being manipulated. Infact you might not even be aware that you are being used to do a dirty job for a manipulative person.

A manipulative person would go as far as severing the ties between his/her victim and their family/friends especially when someone begins to read and understand their manipulative ways then try to warn the victim. A manipulative person never fails to remind his victim that he/she is the only one the victim can trust and everyone else is an enemy. He/she might also add that their victim "are lucky " to have them in their lives.

It is no surprise that an individual who have mastered the art of manipulation disguise as a very attractive, caring, innocent and generous individual to their victim. Then when they are done with the victim, he/she begins to show the other side.

A liar only tries to seek a way of escape before he's discovered. But a manipulative person wouldn't mind harming a victim when his/her true nature is about to be revealed. 😬😬