We wear masks.
We are afraid of who we really are and what
people will think of us. We often walk around with painted faces and disguised truths
so that we may be accepted. So that the world might think we are normal, just
like everyone else. So that we fit in
We have become so adept at cunning deceptions, that we are
living in a fantasy land of characters, all dressed up and script written.
People see what we let them see. We show people the sides of us we think they
will like, the personality traits we think will make us accepted.
We are afraid of reality, vulnerability and ‘weakness’. But
real strength comes from knowing yourself truly, in all your perfect imperfection;
your flawed glory, and being OK with that.
I can’t play make believe with a society who
deems it unacceptable to stand out from the crowd, and by this, I don’t mean
wearing bright clothes, or being eccentric. By this I mean from feeling and
showing emotions and questioning things, expressing myself fully and openly.
To love yourself in all your aspects is to accept yourself
for everything you really are; your shadows and your light, your strengths and
your weaknesses. Awareness of who you are is the most beautiful aspect of human
life.
Awareness and vulnerability is the real strength of character and says
more about a person than the symmetry of their face or the clothes they wear.
Reality is sexy and truth is an aphrodisiac; Taking off your
clothes is one thing, but to take off your mask and show your true self is the
most erotic strip tease; the soul shines and is more desirable than the flesh
that is exposed.
Let’s take off our masks and reveal our naked truth, in all
its gorgeous glory.
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