YOU ARE DAVID BECKHAM AS LONG AS YOU PLAY IT RIGHT

“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

― William Shakespeare,

There comes a point in our lives , where we sort out your priorities , we realize who we  are and what we ought to be .  Some of us get to play the protagonists in the big picture called LIFE . yet others the side characters . Whatever role life allots us , what matters the most is

HOW WELL ARE WE PLAYING OUR PART ?

To be honest , it may seen as if only the main protagonist gets the  limelight . Although others are always equally as good as the main lead in a several perspectives and equally deserve the spotlight . The truth is the main lead gets the public attention  .    It has always  been this way and always will be .

But that simply does not mean the part played by the side actors goes unnoticed . Because if the world is the stage where  everybody gets to  perform , remember  stage performances , whether short or predominant never ever go unnoticed . Someone somewhere , amongst the audiences always notices your actions .

You maybe oblivious to the spectator’s presence , But remember you are always under someone’s speculation. Each one us has the ability to influence others , some people are given the opportunity at a significant level  and hence possess the capacity to influence many , while  other few . But as long your actions inspire and  encourage someone  to do something good and productive , it means you are playing your part well.

So what if you are not David Beckham , the legendary footballer , who also happens to be UNICEF goodwill ambassador . As long as your children , siblings or someone totally anonymous shows the slightest desire of being an iota of who you truly are . You are getting the Limelight you truly deserve and that would make you no less than David Beckham .

Remember :

Its not who you are  that’s matters , its what you do that makes you someone that matters .

By Mariam Samuel

THE MASK WE WEAR

                         

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 .

                                                                                                     By : Mariam Samuel