Continued…
We put masks up for all different reasons. Some people put them up to hide who they are or to show others what they think someone else wants them to be. But just because we put a shield in front of our eyes doesn’t mean that something isn’t behind the facade. It doesn’t make what we are trying to hide disappear. In fact I think it compounds the problem. Because we are living a lie. And when we do that we lose the beauty of honesty and truth. We hurt ourselves from truly looking out and seeing. No…taking off the mask can be hard as the full light begins to hit the eyes of our soul but when we face the Light the shadows flee. The obstruction that skews our vision of who we are and how we view others dissipates and the sparkle of eyes freed will be more beautiful than any mask could ever be. Are you putting on masks? Please consider taking it off regardless of what anyone thinks. Isn’t freedom always better than a cage? Let’s leave the masks for the theater…
What keeps you from taking off your mask? Are you willing to take it off now? Please leave your comments below. 🙂
Hope you all have a lovely weekend!!!
Oh wow, I think you just spelled out the moral to Good Will Hunting. I watched it last night and have been thinking about it all morning trying to put its theme into words. I read the wikipedia article about it and it fell short of cutting to the movie’s true meaning, so I gave up for the time being and checked your blog. Amazing how it happened to be exactly what I was looking for!
Maybe I would add (after watching the movie) that the closer we allow ourselves to get to others, the more they can help us realize who we really are in order for us to better enjoy the fullness of self and of life.
Really? Never seen that movie so I wouldn’t know. Glad it helped put into words what you were looking for.
I would also like to point out that Will Hunting is an orphan!!
Very true Elaini, thanks for sharing.
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I really want to be an actress when I “grow up,” so this really intriged me! (Pardon my spelling.) This is so true! Thank you for sharing! 🙂