Visage.

People are not who you may think they are or who they appear to be.

So I thought about this for a bit, and here's what I realized: the aforementioned statement can have either a positive or negative connotation/interpretation to it, depending on the behavior of the individual in question.

I never thought that I'd be inspired to write a post because of someone I did not want to be associated with. But in the last few days, I have learned so much about this individual in such a short time, that I have come to respect them (although partly out of reluctance). An important motto in my life is knowledge is power; therefore, anyone who possesses knowledge or skills that I may not have, is certainly more powerful than me, in a sense.

But again, I digress.

This week's post is not going to be very long, but it's my attempt to to understand people's capability of having multiple facets (while claiming to be a) single individual.

The very person I mentioned earlier, had a very impressive, spiritual, confident and promising aura about them. But at the same time, I had also observed conniving, sleazy and sneaky and downright untruthful behavior by them in the past. The extent to which this person could simply switch between personalities, the ease with which they could spin together a story, the conviction of their sincerity truly astounded me. And even though I would normally be extremely wary of associating with such people, this trait about their personality really intrigued me,

So where am I going with this?

I suppose I'm trying to understand why people feel the need to put on various charades while facing different aspects of their lives. Why is it that individuals feel the need to present themselves in a very particular light to certain people in their lives?

It may depend on the level of comfort one feels being while they're surrounded by different people, Mayhaps touching on the point I made earlier, individuals may also desire to possess knowledge that others don't. Through this, they become owners of scarce intelligence, which technically, cannot be taken away from them; it is intangible, untouchable and downright powerful.

There have been so many other people in my life who have only recently begun revealing their true visage. Along with this, their intentions, their hidden agendas, their ulterior motives slowly become more apparent in their plan of action.

What kind of implications does this have?

In my personal opinion, I think it is human nature to be wary of an individual with so many different personalities; it is simply more difficult to trust someone who is incapable of being a 100% honest with you. The lack of knowing who to trust and who to ignore may gradually influence our thinking process altogether, without us being aware of it.

Does this also make us wary of new things altogether? Does having our guard up against these individuals with multiple faces hinder our capability of being empathetic, especially towards those people who may be honest, straightforward people?

So, in conclusion...

I think a big reason for my rant was how these multiple-faceted beings make life extremely difficult for the humble souls who know nothing but sincerity and singularity. While they certainly create an unstable and distrustful environment, in a sense, they also teach us a valuable life lesson about loyalty and accountability. Ultimately, this is an ideal perception to have:

That's all for now, folks. I really need to get me some shut-eye. If all works out well, I am beyond excited for next week's post. I'm hoping for it to be a very personal, moving and sincere piece.

So until next time, m'dears...

Hasta la-buh bye!