“I’m excited” is a phrase from a time when there was a time between what you wanted and what you got. Now “we want everything now” and before delay is consoled with illusion. Some died with his support to the end: “He failed to realize the illusion of his life.” Even so, you had to raise your hopes in moderation, or you would get the harsh rebuke of the disappointed saying, “Only fools with balls live on illusions.”
Illusion warns of what it is: “Concept, image, or representation without real reality, suggested by the imagination or caused by the deception of the senses”. This is the truest form of meanings. In Latin, “illudere” means to mock, to deceive.
The illusion works over and over, and it’s the penultimate thing to lose. It differs from hope, which is the last thing to lose because it is about reality. Hope is the mood that occurs when the desired is presented as attainable. It is possible to expect what is expected with hope. Illusion deceives.
It seems that the long chain of uncertainty that connects the century does not allow the illusion, but politicians present “exciting projects” to citizens. Illusion works very well when reality is not positive. New British Prime Minister Liz Truss got rid of her Conservative rival, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, for proposing drastic and painful measures and offering optimism without promises. Illusion, deception.
As the economy trails the slump and the government bottoms out in the polls, President Pedro Sánchez wants to excite and leave popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo to the ashes in his ominous and grumbling opposition. This week, Sánchez gathered 50 citizens in La Moncloa to talk about their problems. It was all over the news. This is where illusionism, formerly called magic, comes into play. This method is called close-up magic, and “El hormiguero” broadcasts it on television. Illusionism, deception.