The Mask

How important is social acceptance?

For some, it means nothing (or so they claim!).
For others, it means everything. Conformance to social practices makes one being considered a fit to the society that they live in. They think the way the society wants them to think; Act the way the society wants them to. How easy… Everything is perfect… So many people sharing the same perspectives… How harmonious… It makes perfect sense to fit in the sinks society has caved for you; After all, that is what you live for… Life’s real meaning is looking right in people’s eyes, is it not?

How about the ones who dare to think beyond what the society thinks is the limit? The ones who would dare to listen to their inner voice and protect it from getting lost in the noise all around?
Ah, come on… what are they going to achieve anyway? They just end up being called outlaws… They are just being foolish, inviting trouble; They do all things their way; act straight, think loud, trying to mean whatever they say, trying to be true to their hearts, loving deep and loving true; Who is going to trust them anyway? After all, they don’t think like how they are supposed to…

Life is to be lived peacefully; everyone approving our actions day after day and appreciating how mature we are… How pleasant it is to be acknowledged by the people around for every move of ours…

Well, don’t the societies differ across the globe? What is right here might not necessarily be right else where…
But does it really matter? After all, our society is our world… And the rest just doesn’t exist and needs not to be bothered.

So what really is happiness?
It’s looking good.

Looking good to who?
To everyone around.

What is peace?
Need it be repeated over and over? It’s just being in sync with everyone around.

What about being in sync with one’s own self?
What?

Meaning inner harmony?
Ah, it’s difficult to attain; Moreover, no one really cares if one is harmonious inside or not.

What about the yearning of one’s true self to express itself irking inside?
Oh, we can live with it. My mask looks exactly the same as his; and his; and his; and that is all really matters.