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Question

Aren't we all guilty of wearing a mask sometimes. We have many different faces that we show the world.

There's the face we show our family, is this the true one? Loving and caring, always there when trouble comes knocking at the door.

Or is it the one we show our friends, laughing and joking. Wanting to have a good time.

Maybe it's the one we use at work, sometimes serious, laughing at all the right jokes. Making ourselves look useful when we're actually busy doing nothing.

Or is it the one we keep for ourselves. The one that's full of doubt, hopes and dreams. Looking inwards. Trying to make sense of what's going on around us. Frightened about what will happen to our children, our friends, our world.

Then there's the one we show to strangers, aloof and apart. Being careful not to make eye contact in case somebody takes offence.

Do we ever show our true face to the world or do we guard it like a secret in case people see the real us. And realise we are not who we seem to be.

Answer 1

Or is it the one we wear when we answer philosophical questions on Yahoo Answers.

The world may never know

Answer 2

I reckon we're maybe all guilty of guarding our true selves at times but not ALL the time.

We show our true faces when we're around people we are comfortable with; these faces may change according to the company but it's called 'code-switching' and it's totally natural. It's not always appropriate to talk and act in front of, say our parents, the way we would with friends. We have different types of relationships with different people based on what it is that connects us in the first place- in a way family is a forced relationship whereas we pick and choose our friends and drop when they don't measure up.

Other forced relationships like those with some work colleagues is most probably when we do we mask our true selves the most. We don't know how long we are going to be in that environment but we do want it to be as harmonious as possible whilst we are there and so mask aspects of our personality that we think may be rejected by others.

It's pretty hard to show all facets of your personality at one time but I think within yourself you can always tell when you are being false and when you are being true to yourself.

Answer 3

Damn that's deep! Such a great question and one that is not easy to answer.

You're right we do wear different personas for different situations. I think that is why so many people find it hard to know their true self. I think we know certain aspects of our personality (i.e. being shy or outgoing) and just go on through life from there.

I can personally attest to having a work mask, friend mask, family mask and stranger mask. But I also think that in my case I'm a certain way with people until I get to know them. With some people (even friends and family) I can be either laid back or outgoing just depends on the comfort level.

Really gave me something to think about, hope my response made sense =)

Answer 4

I like your question. It's intelligent and discerning. Most of us do have different faces and use them at will accordingly.
But when it comes down to the important things in life, if one puts on a false face, it will be at their loss only. One should truly think and react in a way that would be to their best benefit when play acting or dealing with affections of any type. Think of how much one could lose out on by putting on false faces and playing games with feelings. In the long run, the only feelings that are lastingly affected are those of the face of the clown. He/She pays dearly for falseness and loses the most. Sometimes it's love and that is critical to life........I don't play act or put on a false face. I'd prefer to be brutally honest. It sometimes backfires or insults or even scares people away.But at least they know me and where I'm coming from right from the get go..............peace

Answer 5

Cool! I like the question.

And in my considered opinion it is all of these things that make us, us the ability to behave in a certain way around certain people makes those people special to us for that reason.

Enjoy each mask for it's own purpose always knowing that each one of them is you as you want to be at that time.

Question if you went to a masquerade ball and covered your face with a mask and everyone else did so no-one knew who anyone else was, would you behave any differently that night? would you want anyone to know it was you? and would you want to know who the others were after the event if you could? And finally would it really in the great scheme of things make any difference if the answers to all of those questions was yes or no????

Jx

Answer 6

Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and show ourselves
When everyone is gone.
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger, but we love to try them on.

"The Stranger"
Billy Joel - 1977

Answer 7

I do not think I general have a mask but I supose we all have good and bad days are you saying this is a right to cover you face with a scarf?? I am sure many women do with makeup

Answer 8

I think that God is the only one we need to show our complete "true face" to when we pray and cry and repent to God and then we KNOW who we are, and I think that we all are guilty of having "emotions and feelings". In everyday life there is a time and place to express them but as a "true face" or person that we are comes from our hearts and that is shown in respect and kindness we do to others. To let it all out in our "true face" completely is to God.

Answer 9

certain people tend to show their true colors regardless of who the person is. they could have just ,et them for the 1st time. however, i feel as though north easternes (bostonians, new yorkers) are always wearing a mask. some of them can be cold, brute, just not people friendly. they go about their business, go home, take off their mask for the night. most people tend to never take off their mask at all. however, others do it comfortable.

Answer 10

I'm sure this is true.

And there are the masks we even wear to ourselves - if it hard to really know ourselves (what really motivates us, what we would and would not do) how much harder is it to know how to show a true face to the world.

Answer 11

Surely who you are is a combination of how you feel and behave in a whole range of different situations, that's what makes us real people rather than one dimensional characters. As long as you are being the real you in each of these situations, it's a reflection of different sides to your character, don't you think?