The Eye of the Beholder

Have you ever wondered what your life looks like in the eyes of another? Sure we might think we know ourselves pretty well, (pretty darn well in fact) but isnt there some aspects of our personality that mite differ in from the perspective of an outsider? Could it be possible that we are really jerks or snobs because thats what the crowd thinks.

Everyone talks. Everyone gossips and rips other people. Everyone disclaims their opinions about one another.
So are we truly the person we think we know ourselves to be or the person society sees us as?
If so, would that mean your truly a god-aweful person if you've got lots of enemies or are you just merely outspoken and blunt but still loved because of your close friends?
Are we what society thinks? Or are we who we think we are?

Sometimes, we opinionate about someone, (usually focusing on the negative aspects) yet somethinks we never realise in doing so, we're acting just as negatively. For example, if i were to comment that those people were such assholes and i'd treat them as one would treat assholes.... wouldn't i be an asshole? They would certainly think so.

The implications are confusing. And its not as simple as to say...'oh you are who you are, you shouldn't care about what other people think of you'
However, a huge part of everyone IS trying to make people change their view of you. Theres an inner stuggle to make everyone view yourself as perfect with all those cream covered positive aspects.  Despite this, i guess it's always best to act without regarding this.

In the words of the great Bob Dylan: 'All i can do is be me, whoever that is.'

Labels: Philosophical Rantings

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Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 6:51 PM