False Identities

I see people smile all the time. Sometimes I wonder, are they really happy, how can they be so happy when we're stuck with this work that makes us so tired and exhausted. When we have so much work to do, so many questions to answer, so many people to get to, what gives them the right to be so happy? I used to think, life is unfair, some are always happy and some always struggle.

What I fail to notice is that, there were times when I was happy, smiling, laughing and having fun, the others who I envied were watching me and thinking exactly the same thing "Why the hell is he so happy". This is what I want to talk about. Not just the misconception, but also the veil we put on sometimes, for others to think we're fine, we're happy, like we don’t have any worries in life at all.

In the morning hours I get a chance to watch all the people in my cafeteria. Some discuss politics, some talk work, some talk men (yes they do) and some talk women (well, don't we all know dat). But some people are really alone, like, me for instance; I buy a tea or coffee, stand in a place with a good view of the whole cafe, and look at all the people around me, study them, their behavior, gestures, body language and stuff.

I’ve seen a girl who always sits alone with her breakfast and her coffee, talking on the phone for the whole breakfast hour. There’s this guy who gets his food and sits alone in a table and moments later he is surrounded by people who like to have their breakfast with him. Can’t say if he cares about them, but they feel dat if they spend their breakfast time with him, it'll be all the more interesting. Not just them, there are hundreds of people in my cafe each morning and all of them giving me a hundred different examples to learn the way of life.

So y did I put "false identities" on the top when it’s just about my breakfast and morning tea (it’s actually at every break I get to have, from bf to lunch, evening tea and dinner later). What I’m saying is that most of us are hiding, either behind our laughter or behind a straight face. One who laughs hard, has something inside of him dat makes him worry (stands for a 'her' as well). The one who always keeps a straight face, will be the most enjoyable company, he just needs the right situation and the right, exact amount of push.

Consider the cops for example, or men in power generally, they all have a straight face, army men (oh whenever I say men, can read woman as well). They all have a straight face in their work place, among their juniors, but when it comes to fun and enjoyment, they're on the front line and they make the whole party come alive. All we have to do is catch them when their defense is at its weakest best (which translates to, an excuse to party)

This doesn't just stand for the people in power alone, it stands true for everyone. The random boy, who bitches about everyone and everything, is maybe just afraid that people might think he's weak. The girl, who is always laughing and making others laugh, is hiding some bigger sorrow in her. Each person has a story behind their every gesture, whether it is a smile or a tear. And they all have a "false identity" to cover themselves up, in front of the society.

Read people, try to understand each other's emotions (not each other's minds, which is impossible btw). Talk to people without any hindrance or hesitation, u have no idea what each one has to offer, experience wise and morality wise as well. The mind of a human being is the most complex puzzle in the world to crack, and, as Occam's razor says, the solution is often very simple. Talk to each other, love each other, never have any hard feelings on any person, life is short to be angry on anyone or anything. Life's good. Love it while u Live it (and I think I’ve already said that once)

Cheers!!!