{"id":9377,"date":"2025-03-02T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=9377"},"modified":"2025-03-02T13:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T18:13:17","slug":"sincerity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2025\/03\/02\/sincerity\/","title":{"rendered":"SINCERITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text]<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><strong>by Tiernan Barbosa, Student Contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>Interest that appears is entertained then grows-<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>For only reasons god knows.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>Without the light<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>Without the 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\/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>And humble our exalted selves&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>To a point of spiritual suicide<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph {\"style\":{\"elements\":{\"link\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"var:preset|color|black\"}}}},\"textColor\":\"black\",\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>Where truth lies at the bottom<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph 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