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ture of sincerity is the impossibility of imitating in one's life what goes
on in one's heart. A sincere person's behavior comes from the heart, is
natural, and creates a very positive and lasting impression on other peo-

ple. A genuine person's looks, conversation, style, and body language
are natural and influential.
However, many people are unaware of sincerity's power and effect
and so look for it elsewhere. Some people resort to pretence, hoping to
discover what behavior or way of thinking will please the other people.
Since all people have different character traits, these insincere people de-
velop a suitable personality for each person they want to influence, be-
have differently, and try to appear as if they were representing different
thoughts. But since this insincere approach forces people into hypocrisy,