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| "Zowie! A fresh coat of paint and this place will be good as new!" |
the outer shell can shine enough of a good light to distract
from the dingy and dismal greys that lie beneath such a surface.
They imagine the facade to 'be the thing,' and pour time and
money into the covering up of poor construction, rather than
the fixing of the destruction. (Image can never substitute for
substance, though some folks seem to miss that lesson time
and time again.)
There's a vast difference between repairing or replacing a
faulty foundation, and simply remodeling one.
After all, if you spread rose petals over a pile of dog shit, you
still smell dog shit, the shit didn't change into roses, and it's
only an illegitimate quick 'fix.'
You have to get to the core of things, not just cover up disasters,
destruction, and dysfunction... and hope no one digs too deeply.
A fresh coat of paint may look pretty, but the rotted wood under
it will continue to deteriorate, no matter people's impressions.
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