Is it human nature that we are constantly changing our personalities for others? I feel as if I'm surrounded in a world where people live double lives. We can pretend that we strive to do all that is right during the weekdays but hey when the weekend hits, we are transformed into someone polar opposite. Maybe that is why we live in such a judgmental world, is it that we don't accurately represent who we say we are are? No one is who they really want to be, but really what others want them to be. Walls are placed up around us and we are layered in our protected zone. None of us want to be different, it's easier to just go with the norm, right? Is it human nature that we are all striving to be the best, whether we want to believe it or not? It's almost as if it's a competition. Who can be the best...at sports, music, at making friends, having the best things or being the best Christian....but really are we just all liars?
It's time to tear down these walls.
I love the line - no one is really who they want to be, but really what others want them to be - That is so true. That someone is me.
ReplyDeleteIf I may provide my two cents:
ReplyDeleteBeing 'normal' is easier...easier on the mind in a lot of ways. But what about the soul? Being "normal" forces us to forsake ourselves and live within the constraints of a wicked social system. It is human nature to constantly evolve as a human being, but not to change oneself to please those around us, not to stagnate and lose individuality in a sea of frightened and caged individuals.
Being judged is one of man's greatest fears, because judgment brings loneliness. When one has no one to relate to, humans, as the naturally social creature, feel that they have nothing. Subconsciously, and probably consciously as well, people fear being alone and therefore fear judgment. And as a result, strive to be the best at everything in order to win as much company and human relation as possible. Sad, sad stuff...
We are not all liars. You can feel the presence of the ones that aren't.