The Mask - A Disguise, and a Revelation of Your Being

We are convinced that we can never really know anyone. The problem is that I'm someone too, and you're someone... Can't we be able to know ourselves too?

At some point in life, each of us wears a mask. It is inevitable. Some people are constantly hiding behind a mask. Among them: the perfectionist, the one who pretends to know them all, the guy who is the soul of a party and who attracts everyone's attention, or the friend who stabs you in the back.

A classic mask is "I'm a good boy" or "I'm a fine and delicate face ".

Some masks, however, have a greater subtlety. Children can become an irresistible charm when they remember to get what they want, or, conversely, they can resort to the insane tactics of crying and screaming. face a fake smile or act in the face of a problem as if nothing had happened.

We can hide behind a focused girl, making people think we are listening to them with interest.

• Why are we wearing all these masks?
• Why is it hard for us to say what we really want?
• Why can't we be ourselves?
• Are masks imposed on us by something or someone?

The most common explanation is that we wear masks to protect ourselves. We feel the need to take shelter and the mask builds a defense around our being.

When we feel weak, masks can give us strength, or at least the illusion of power. Even an angry voice can give the appearance of strength or harshness. Sometimes we wear a mask to keep ourselves from being hurt.

Many of us have been attacked countless times by the sharp arrows of deception and betrayal.

We are born naked and defenseless, completely vulnerable and dependent on the people around us. Masks can change our appearance and disguise our weaknesses.

With the help of a mask, we can display enviable self-confidence. we control things and we don't need anyone or any outside help. We look confident and feel safe.

We also wear masks to hide the defects that embarrass us, the imperfections we are ashamed of. We paint a more beautiful face above ourselves, which hides the truth we are afraid of.

We are afraid of being rejected or not. we are ridiculed by someone because of what we feel or think. We try to cling to traits we don't have.

The community puts enormous pressure on us. We fight with our own insecurity. A mask gives us the opportunity to become more attractive.

We display a character of convenience, one with an attitude and an intellect according to the expectations of those around us. it makes an impression, especially, in front of a crowd that applauds our efforts. We like to believe that the mask is our truth. We indulge in the temporary happiness brought by a mask.

Some people wear a mask to hide from themselves. They never show their true face to anyone. Such people can go from disguising affection and love to the failure of feeling and thinking.

They have matured and past time carrying in themselves a negative belief about themselves: "I'm not good enough", "I'm stupid", "I'm ugly", "I'm a loser". They keep their feelings locked with a thousand locks, for that they do not want them to be known by anyone.

They build emotional barriers and make sure that nothing about them can arouse the interest of others.

There are loves that do not want to be revealed. Many people feel compelled to wear a mask towards their partners.

They do not want to risk a loss or a breakup. they chose only with an oppressive silence or a vulgar remark and with the regret that they did not keep their mouths shut.

Men and women alike often create an image of themselves that is as far removed from reality as possible.

They put on a mask that suits them. they show their partner a different face than their real person.

They stimulate their interest or play a role that they dislike only to satisfy and keep their partner with them. Both their actions and their words are false. It may be love here, but this feeling is twisted and swayed under the guise of insincerity. Love does not mean falsifying your identity towards your loved one.

In this way, you end up being trapped. Some of us end up exhausted by the constant effort to maintain a facade. In this way, we end up going through a real couple relationship. Such people fall in love wearing a mask or are not discovered by their partner as they really are.

It is very easy to get lost in a world full of masks. Who are we really? For some of us, the reality is the mask itself. For others, it lies hidden under the mask.

What is worse? Should we lose our masks or not be able to put them aside? The sad truth is that there may come a time when we can no longer remove our masks without removing our skin from under them.