The Real Deal

A wise woman recently told me that the theater is life unmasked. It shows real events in a real and vulnerable way. But let me ask this question: Why do we live with our faces veiled? Even people who claim disregard for others' judgment do not act fully unaffected by them. They too guard themselves. I guard myself. But what would happen if everyone was real? If everyone was genuine? And I don't mean being rude and voicing your opinion on everything with blatant contempt. There would be no fear of ridicule. There would be no contempt. Mockery is a devise of self-defense that attempts to raise one's self-esteem by stomping on another's. With genuine people and honesty, degradation would not exist commonly because, if we are honest, we hate that feeling of worthlessness and never willingly force another feeling human being into that despair. With real people, there would be real love. There would still be fear of losing, falling, and getting hurt, but people would love deeper and more fiercely as well as express it more often. The vast majority of humans hide there emotions, when in fact, they should release them to color creation. A cold white, anesthetic  world is no kind of world for life. So I am calling. Calling for truth. Calling for love. Calling for emotions. Calling for authenticity. Calling, calling, calling. . . What would happen if we tore our hearts from our chests and stitched them with sutures to our sleeves, a bloody mess beating red and black on our whitewashed world? Humanity needs to stop lying to itself, act real, and allow itself to feel. And before you dismiss this   as post as the ravings of an idealist, allow me to remind you that it only takes a handful of people, nay: one man, to start a revolution. So, when you contemplate putting on that mask that you have on a shelf by the door, at least pause in thought. You do not have to put it on. Try venturing out without it. Try being real. Try feeling. It is scary to permit emotions to permeate your life because they are potent and don't always accurately display life. But what use is living without feeling? It takes courage, but courage is not the absence of fear; it is moving forward despite it. Be the real you. Be the real deal.