Still dwelling on balance.
How to find it. It lurks in the darkest corners of my being and torments the woman I long to become. I've spent so much energy fighting who I am, desperate to become who I think I should be, all the while the balance of the two laughing at my struggle.
I saw myself through the eyes of another and was shocked at what I saw.
Is that who I am of just how I seem to others?
Unnerving really...
Who am I? Is it how I see myself or how others see me? Is this ever the same?
Do we show different sides of ourselves to different people in the hopes they will think certain things about us?
Am I making this too complicated?
And what is "this" that I am referring to?
Perception or reality, what is more important in life?
How to find it. It lurks in the darkest corners of my being and torments the woman I long to become. I've spent so much energy fighting who I am, desperate to become who I think I should be, all the while the balance of the two laughing at my struggle.
I saw myself through the eyes of another and was shocked at what I saw.
Is that who I am of just how I seem to others?
Unnerving really...
Who am I? Is it how I see myself or how others see me? Is this ever the same?
Do we show different sides of ourselves to different people in the hopes they will think certain things about us?
Am I making this too complicated?
And what is "this" that I am referring to?
Perception or reality, what is more important in life?
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oh what I would not do for a little hope now.
I can't quite remember who said it (I'm sure it was some great philosopher or other professional thinker) but I read a quote basically saying that everyone has two sides to themselves, their nature: Who they are at the core of their being, and their demeanour: The 'projection' of the self onto others, or to put it more bluntly, how others percieve us.
Do we show different sides of ourselves to different people in the hopes they will think certain things about us?
Yes, absolutely. It's not even a concious decision on how we are going to portray ourselves to others, but all of us modify our behaviour to whatever situation we're in. To get a feeling of superiority, sympathy, love, friendship or whatever. It doesn't make you (or me) a bad person, social interaction is quite a minefield. You simply use what you have got to get what you can.
That's about the best way I can put it.
Perception or reality, what is more important in life?
But reality is defined by our perceptions of it, reality is such a misused word. People say things like 'It's real, I can touch it and taste it' but that's just how they perceive it. Reality doesn't exist without perception, and it could be argued that the reverse is true also.
Wow, it's a bit early in the day for existentialism from me!!!
Chin up baby, don't let the bastards grind you down (or to be more accurate, don't let the bastards see[/I you being ground down) ]