sometimes i feel like this whole world is just a huge masquerade. you know, those big masked balls, where everybody comes in costume and nobody is sure who is who, and everybody just has to guess.
i feel this way because, well, everybody does put on a mask. some only wear it every once in a while, and some hide their faces constantly. but we all do it. we hide our true selves so that we feel less vulnerable, unprotected.
a mask of strength to hide that you have a weakness.
a mask of haughtiness to hide that you're really unsure.
a mask of confidence to hide that you really have doubts.
a mask of bravery to hide that you are afraid.
a mask of happiness and content to hide that you are longing, searching, for something better.
a mask of laughter to hide that you're bleeding inside.
you sometimes wish that somebody, anybody, will rip your mask off, showing, at last, who you really are. but you can never bring yourself to take your mask off on your own. the idea is too frightening to think about! don't let anybody know that you have flaws, weaknesses. keep the mask on at all costs.
how different things would be if somebody knew who you really were!
only the bravest of them all dare to peek behind other people's masks, dare to glimpse at the vulnerable, weak, scared, real person hiding there. dare to try to understand them.
how different things would be if somebody knew who you really were!
if only there were more brave people in the world. more people willing to discover what lies behind the mask, just waiting to be discovered.
how different things would be...
Monday, December 31, 2007
secret identity
Posted by griffinrider at 11:30 PM
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ya some people are wearing a mask all the time!! like for instance... globs and globs of make-up!!! lol!! or they are really hurt from the inside from what her friend said but on the outside she looks like she didn't mind and is laughing along with her friends!!!
this blog is not what i expected. but i guess it is suffeciant for now. some people are in a conflict with themselves and they are always hidding there effection. like a robber, could really only be stealing because he has no money but inside he is wanting to just live a free life, free of crime, free of seeing his picture on the most wanted list, and so on.
yeah. so, are masks a good thing or a bad thing? (i'm not talking about make-up or mud masks right now. just the thought of that gives me the shudders.)
seriously, are we supposed to be hidin a bit of ourselves? and if someone is hiding behind a mask, is it right to go and look behind it?
why doesn't anybody email me?
hey fangdude!
i was hoping u would come back on soon. i really missed seeing u. i hope talking to u in genral isnt preetsoos!
but anyway i just wanted u 2 know that whoever u r, i still love ur comments, even if you make fun of my name shmozy. and of course,u better publicize this 2 all ur friends, send me some enyeh movies, and live a life crime-free.
i presume we will meet tonight 12 midnight sharp, new years eve, at the cafe. I'll be patiently waiting for you there.
cant wait 2 c u!
Actually, the term masquerade is beyond my ken, and i therefore can not give a sufficient response to this blog. Please, next time, Griffinrider, include in paranthesis the definiton of words you assume may be beyond my scope of wisdom. Thank you.
Masquerade, or bal masque:
(noun) a ball or dance in which the participants dress in costume and wear masks, which are usually elaboratley decorated with feathers and other such designs. Masquerades were popular between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, though they are still held in modern times. during some masquerades, a game was made of attempting to identify who is who, making an ordinary ball more exciting.
"masquerade" is also the name of a VERY good song in the broadway production and motion picture entitled "The Phantom of the Opera," and if you have an opportunity, i highly suggest you view it.
satisfied?
i love phantom! does anybody else? it was a very deep story.
talking to me is COMPLETELY kiruv l'arayos. just wait till mrs. b. hears about this!
can we please go back to talking about the original topic? i liked that better. thank u.
oh well then fangdude, if you are so concern about that then you shouldn't be on here, not to kick you off or anything but why are you so concern? Anyway how about like in a salon? can you hide your self then? or how about if i am a robber my true identity is still hidden! Also i wanted to know if i hate a person should i show it alittle so she can keep away from me or should i act all nicey nice?
if you hate a person?! SPP, i cannot believe that you would ever hate somebody. your sweet, sweet, potatoey nature would never let you feel such dislike towards a fellow human. (i'm assuming you're a human.)
why on earth would you hate somebody?! i cannot attempt to give advice until i hear more details.
I am not satisified just a bit, you must elaborate on the topic a tad further, just like we must discuss arrangments for the upcoming holy sabbath.
Thank you for all your concern regarding the matter.
BTW, frankenstine WHERE ARE YOU?
However, SweetTomatoPie, I beg to differ, in reality, e/1 is concealing their true identity just by living. Tell me what you think that means
i don't agree with what sweetpotatopie is saying. but golda you are right on target.
well griffinrider i am not saying that i have any eniemies i am saying "IF SOMEBODY.." so there and what i was trying to bring out is that some times people cover up a hard feeling about anoughter person by acting the total opposite of what your feeling;nicy nice!
there's a big difference between hiding what you think of other people, and hiding what you feel about yourself. hiding yourself and your flaws makes people feel more secure, and stronger. but eventually, people get frustrated when they think that nobody really knows who they are.
yes i agree completely! i speak with experiance, all your life you can't hide who you really are. you eventually have to let yourself free and act how you are used to acting, and be the person who you really are. start correcting these mistakes when you are younger because if you don't it will all come crashing down on you when you are any age from 16-18!
first of all- why 16-18?
second, people don't always want others to know who they really are. they are afraid of what people might think of them if they knew all of their flaws.
sometimes, people can't really show their true selves because they don't know who they really are. that is one of some people's main goals- to discover who they are.
some people pretend to be someone they're not to better fit in with other groups. this is stupid. don't try it. it won't make you happy, it will make you frustrated and sad. once again, i'm speaking from experience here.
Ahem,
And what kind of experience are you speaking form, may I inquire, GriffinLiar?
i'd prefer not to mention it.
there they go again. golda and griddinrider fighting again!!!
well the ages 16-18 are the years when young adults try acting like somebody else and hide there own-self to impress people. that is why!! do you unjderstand griffinrider!?
no. i don't get it. why not 15 or 14 or even 8-year-olds? and why not 19 or 20 or 87-year-olds? why do you think the range is so small? is it just something that teens do? or is it the whole world? or what?
well it is just pure presure when you reach that range you don't want to stick out! although some people do but the magarity of people don't like being diffrent and sticking out.
why not? why would you want to be exactly like everybody else?
well i see griffinrider that you are one of those that don't like to be a follower. good for you. but there are those that are embarressed of what poeple would think of there true self, feeling,humor, dress, and so on. i am not saying that is right i am just saying that for those that do this they should qiute this habbit.
well i total agree with what dorkydoodle says and what griffinrider says!! there are people that are known to fallow what everyone is doing BUT i don't understand why!!!why are they afraid to express themselves? why are they afraid to come out and show the world this is ME!? all these questions are very hard for me to understand! if ANYONE can explain them it will be very nice!!!
As the lyrics of an interesting song say: "and i don't want the world to see me, cuz i don't think that they'd understand..."
you know, i think i can relate to that. how about you?
I can relate to it. I'm friends with a lot of 'tough guy types' and if I show one inch of 'girlyness' then they'll be all over it. I can't act like I really am and be like a girly girl at all, partially because it goes against my principles and I don't want to, and partially because I'd get teased so bad, and then I'd have to build up my wall even higher.
And I'm one of the people who don't care what most people think. Key word being most. Because, in theory, showing everyone who you are is as easy as pie. It's always easy to say stuff and write stuff, but a lot of the time putting it into practice is hard as hell.
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