Daily we acquaint ourselves with people of
different colors , sizes and cultures . Out of many , whom
we come across ,only few are able to retain themselves in our mind
and then eventually in our hearts .
‘Masking‘. The act of concealing or disguising. Amongst
the many evolutionary /revolutionary changes man has undergone, nothing more
than the simple act of disguise has ,been honed . It is perhaps our chanting
mechanism. The face we present to the world is rarely our real face .
Coded by the masks people put on , we often
associate ourselves with the wrong people and thus for the rest of our lives we
keep seeking for “that particular person “ who inspired
us . With whom the world seemed a joyous celebration.
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So
the question is. How do we know who is worth entrusting our emotions
in ? Who actually respects us and who is sabotaging our emotional availability?
There are many situations where the
act of masking is dropped off . It is often in the presence of non
persons . “ Non person “ according to the book “ Body language “ by Julius Fast
are “ people not worth concerning ourselves about “ . In other words people
such as our parents , siblings , children and especially the help around the
house ( maids, drivers , cook , washing lady etc ).
“If you want to know
what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his
equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire
A clever yet simple quote
from the famous Harry Potter aptly illustrates
the phenomena of judging people for who they truly are .
Masking is somewhat necessary , and is decreed
by the society we reside in . Nevertheless , at proper times the
mask should be dropped , it is obligatory to do so if one wants to
develop healthy , functional relationships .
Paradoxically, the big problem is that after
wearing a mask for almost a life time ,some of us are unable to easily drop it
which ultimately not only harms ourselves but the people around us as well .
Despite our utmost attempts to conceal our true
selves , our body language transmits enough signals to scream out to
people , who we really are and what to expect us . In my opinion
people hardly change, the things we become oblivious to
about a person initially , eventually become apparent over the
passage of time .
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