Little lies we tell to ourselves to prop our significance up.

e.g.
5" becomes 7.5"
small paintings become works of a great master

.. . . .

becomes a larger element in the story when it gets to fantasy world

and is fantasy really just another form of reality if it makes you feel the same as reality?

and if this is the case do we tell lies to ourselves to prop our significance up?

and if this is the case what happens when the fantasy world is pulled out from under you?