The False Warranty

Metaphorical Narrative

Imagine being handed a glossy slip of paper at a market stall. The seller insists, “This will protect you. This will guarantee your worth. This will keep you safe.”

But when you look closer, it’s not a contract — it’s a warranty for false promises. A cheap trick. The fine print says: “Safety comes only with surveillance. Belonging requires obedience. Achievement demands stress.”

You never wanted this. You never agreed to buy it. Yet somehow, the paper got stamped with your name. Every time you tried to express yourself, the warranty waved itself in your face like proof you were already bound.

Core Insight

These false contracts aren’t real agreements. They are after-the-fact warranties attached to things you never purchased.

• They promise protection but only offer fear.
• They promise acceptance but only enforce silence.
• They promise achievement but demand exhaustion as payment.

The liberation is simple: you never signed. You never wanted it. You don’t have to honor it. A false warranty is nothing but ink on a page.

Saturday Experiment

1. Spot the Warranty: When you hear a voice demanding proof, stress, or obedience, pause and ask — “What warranty is being waved at me?”
2. Say It Out Loud: “I never bought this. I never wanted it. This warranty is void.”
3. Act Without It: Choose one action today that you’d normally second-guess under this “warranty” — and do it anyway, free.

Sunday Reflection

What false warranty has been waved at them the most often?
How did they once mistake it for safety, belonging, or achievement?
In the third person, write how they tore it up and walked away.
What opened up once they realized it was never theirs to begin with?