Everything is just a representation...

There's a famous saying that goes "don't judge the book by its' cover." Those of us who knew exactly what that means that the first impression may not always be the right impression. Also, have you ever wonder why clowns always give us laughter but did it ever occurred to you how frequent they cry on many things? Not really for I usually see their happiness, happy faces that represent their-so-called feelings. But not all the time, so I believe.

Have you ever felt the strong desire to be different but other people keep on coining you someone else? It's like you're caged to someone's personality eternally. Is it painful to be coined as someone that's far from what you really are? Oh yeah! I am a victim of this judging thing all the time. And lately, while I was working reading my personal development book, I realize that everything that I experienced is just a representation of my thoughts. Whoah! I'm not a creator of a soap opera to begin with but yes, you and I both know that life is a bouncing ball and we should be ready to catch up whenever.

I also understood the value of wearing a mask, that while I'm too honest and naive most of the times, wearing a sensible mask can really save my neck. So I guess I should wear a pretty and appropriate mask all the time:)

Moving on, today, I was reading my emails from my friends and colleagues and I came across this "Quotable Quotes" from a really famous celebrity in my country. Believe me, I don't have anything to do with the celebrity's wit but reading these quotes just made my day. I can't help but laugh at this quote that states: "Don't judge my brother, he's not a book." What can you say? Good riddance! I burst out in laughter mainly because my laugh nerves were greatly hit with a simple representation of this phrase, yet, in its simplicity, there's a simple logic behind it. I don't know how the celebrity puts it but at least it's still based on the famous original saying:)

So while I work greatly on choosing the best mask that can be unveiled sooner or later, I realized that this mediocre has great effects on how we perceive others. It's like answering the question "how do you describe me?" may mean "how do you judge me by merely looking at my appearance?" At times, the way we describe others' appearance is the same way we judge them. What's makes that practice unworthy of keeping is that these descriptions we perceive in our minds remain as our biases against other people. But again, others' think that the fine-mannered me can't act roughly has to be scrapped. Why? Oh well, I am always expected to act with poise, like, committing a mishap isn't my cup of tea but why? I am not a perfect individual am I? So I believe I'm entitled to err and deserve to improve right? So there you go, unveiling my mask slowly may be really surprising for some but hey, it's me and this is me and again, I reflect you. So we're even:)

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