The other day, while dad went grocery shopping, I observed the street from our vehicle. Seeing each and every unknown face on the road, draped with masks, got me thinking. Got me wondering about the layers of characters that exist within all of us.
Some of the layers happen to be a constant necessary. A classic example is the work-home decorum. One may behave well at home as well, but it still doesn’t come close to the ethics that play at work.
Other layers are just excuses we use to favor different situations in life. This may sometimes apply to the masks we wear to suit different people in our lives. This may work out for socially well-off people, but doesn’t do much for them personally.
Only rarely do people behave the same way with all characters in their story. This person usually ends up losing a lot of people who cannot accept the reality of individuality that defines humans. This person follows cringy sayings that say, “Do not change yourself to meet others’ needs. Stay yourself and the right people will find you appealing for who you are”. I don’t blame them at all. It is technically easier to maintain just one mask on. Changing up causes trouble with keeping track of ‘who knows you how’.
These tough times are taking a toll on all of us whether we choose to accept it or not. We all miss getting our sense of tactile, active. That human touch, that hug or a shared snack. Even if this pandemic subsides, it seems impossible right now to get back to normal.
In the words of Margaret Carter, “The world has changed. None of us can go back. All we can do is our best. And sometimes the best that we can do is to start over”. For better or worse, this is the life that we’re going to have to learn to live. If you think about it, that is what life in itself means. It entails doing what’s never been done before and to then own it. We’ve got to put this behind us, move on, as we usually do, but only this time with masks on.
– Shreyy…
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