Maybe because of conversation that I have quite often, I felt like sharing today a somewhat short thought regarding this somewhat uncomfortable subject. I say uncomfortable not because I'm describing myself, at least not these days anyways. But because for most people, its not something they prefer to talk about.

With no makeup

Of course I'm not talking literal makeup, I'm more referring to that produced facade we try to present to the world. "My life is great, I never have a bad day", that kind of talk. More and more we move towards that produced life in expectation of acceptance, and ironically so, in expectation of love.

It's a common thing to see in social media these days "perfect lives", people who share pictures of their perfect lunch, their dream car, and all the banalities I personally care little for. Now, you could say I am no one to judge if those things are good or not, as the answer is personal, but I do ask myself if they are truly happy, or if part of being happy is showing people what they have, which is ironic to put it mildly.

But Others pick a different route

They show their true faces, their flaws, their weaknesses, their fears. Some of course more than others, but nonetheless the focus is on real, warts and all. I often think of this route, of this choice, as somewhat the one with less effort. Not because it's easy, but because it requires less thinking, just people being themselves, no emulation, no simulation.

This leads me to think that in a world full of avatars and funny names we are both walking away from reality, and also towards it. For one, I could pretend to be someone on here, I could show myself as a successful man, maybe with not much effort, since I have friends that own nice things. But I ask myself, Why? What for? What would I gain? What would I attract?

To be real

Is a lot easier, and that is my point. To share what we think, what we feel, what we love, what we can't stand and what we stand for. I don't have to ponder what my readers want to read, and don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't care if they enjoy these ramblings, that's not it. It's just that I started this little mission of mine with self discovery with one clear thing in my mind.

This is me...