👉 In an era where words can be more powerful than swords and shields, "deceiver" has emerged as a term that conjures up not just fears but also euphoria and excitement among those who dare to use its connotations.
Imagine someone in high school trying to get their class president by playing a prank on the other students. They sneak out during recess, hide in a corner of the building, and tell them they're not good enough to be president. The principal comes and finds out, but he doesn't want to upset his own student—so he gives them a chance.
The principal asks the new president to explain why they thought it was okay for this small act of kindness to be a prank. To their surprise, they tell the truth. "I didn't intend to do this," one of them says, "but we wanted you guys to feel that way."
This sentence is unsettling because it makes you wonder if the principal had ever heard the story before and wondered why his students would think such a thing.
The words 'deceiver' have been used so much in various forms, from the phrase 'deceitful' to the more sinister 'deceiver,' that it's hard not to feel that it has become a word with meaning and power beyond its immediate definition.