The Mask We Wear
As I have traveled through life, I have picked up the most extensive collection of masks, so as to hide who I am from the world. Healing is about taking the masks off and letting those you interact with see you for who and what you are, a human being with all the aspects of being human a part of you. This means not only the good things about being human, but also those characteristics which we are told are not desirable to show to the world.
When we come into this world we come in whole, human to the core, with no pretence, no prejudices towards self or others. As we grow, we learn from those around us that there are parts of us that we should deny, parts of being human get locked away and the key gets tossed out the window. Well meaning relatives and friends let us know what about us makes them feel uncomfortable, and we learn not to act that way around them, to lock that part of ourselves away, as it is undesirable. Soon there are many human experiences and feelings that we miss simply because we feel that it is not appropriate to behave like a human being. All aspects of self are good and need to be nurtured and loved in order for us to be complete and to love self.
We learn to dislike showing certain aspects of self simply through seeing how others react when we do show those traits, and we then hide or bring them forth accordingly. I say to you, what is wrong with being human, with living the human spectrum, what we consider good and bad, feeling all aspects of life and owning up to these feelings? We spend our lives hiding from the world that part of us that is unique, that makes us who we are, in order to please others.
We need to learn to nurture and love ourselves, just the way we are, and accept that there is a “dark side†to our nature, as well as a “light side.†We can take those dark aspects of the human nature and put them to work for us, using them in an appropriate manner to keep us human, and moving in the right spiritual direction. To deny who and what we are is to deny that we are human and worthy of love and respect, just as we are. We give up our power to others when we allow ourselves to hide certain aspects of who we are from those around us, who just might benefit from seeing how we deal with the dark aspects of the soul, as well as the light. How can we find true balance if we do not look at all the aspects of self?
When we come into this world we come in whole, human to the core, with no pretence, no prejudices towards self or others. As we grow, we learn from those around us that there are parts of us that we should deny, parts of being human get locked away and the key gets tossed out the window. Well meaning relatives and friends let us know what about us makes them feel uncomfortable, and we learn not to act that way around them, to lock that part of ourselves away, as it is undesirable. Soon there are many human experiences and feelings that we miss simply because we feel that it is not appropriate to behave like a human being. All aspects of self are good and need to be nurtured and loved in order for us to be complete and to love self.
We learn to dislike showing certain aspects of self simply through seeing how others react when we do show those traits, and we then hide or bring them forth accordingly. I say to you, what is wrong with being human, with living the human spectrum, what we consider good and bad, feeling all aspects of life and owning up to these feelings? We spend our lives hiding from the world that part of us that is unique, that makes us who we are, in order to please others.
We need to learn to nurture and love ourselves, just the way we are, and accept that there is a “dark side†to our nature, as well as a “light side.†We can take those dark aspects of the human nature and put them to work for us, using them in an appropriate manner to keep us human, and moving in the right spiritual direction. To deny who and what we are is to deny that we are human and worthy of love and respect, just as we are. We give up our power to others when we allow ourselves to hide certain aspects of who we are from those around us, who just might benefit from seeing how we deal with the dark aspects of the soul, as well as the light. How can we find true balance if we do not look at all the aspects of self?
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