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I was listening to a podcast today entitled “Conscious Capitalism,” and the man speaking in the podcast mentioned that his mother would always let him know how disappointed she was in him that he did not pursue his college degree and instead pursued a job at Whole Foods to follow his passion of starting a co-op. He said he knew his mother thought of him as a failure, and in his “pride” he told her that he was happy being “just a grocer” (her words), and that the one thing he regrets since she has passed away is not telling a white lie to his mother that he would go to college she finish his degree and eventually become a lawyer (what she wanted). I was a bit taken aback by his response in what I think is absolutely not my responsibility…others handling of their own disappointments. I don’t see his original reply to his mother as pride. I see it as authenticity. To me, her reaction to it would be pride. Anyway…thoughts?!? This is something I deal with in my relationship with my mother, and for me, telling a white lie and promising her something I cannot deliver (the job she wants me to have), does me far more harm. I was so confused when I heard him say it.