The masks we wear hides us and protects us from the harsh realities of life and from other people's judgement.These masks hides us real self.The part of our self that we think is ugly to people.We would be kidding ourselves if we all think that our closest friends are the most transparent.The whole irony is that the closer we get to someone the more we hide ourselves from them because we dont want the people we care about or love to see the side of us we dont like.

But how long are we going to keep up with this appearances.Honestly,its tiring to keep wearing the masks that we wear.In some instances,to keep up the appearance that we are actually stronger than we appear to be.To make up for our short comings and supposedly beautify our flaws.Its tiring to keep up the appearances to keep acting in our very own show.Then again,we are so afraid to remove the mask because it means that we become vulnerable.And after all,its all that we have known for so long.

The first step is the hardest.The giant leap of faith and sometimes, the greatest critics of oneself is us itself.Its all part of a journey of self-discovery and acceptance that can be both scary and liberating.All depends on which path we choose.It all sounds rather zen.But I have been thinking about it and it all makes sense.