Friday, November 2, 2007

choosing to love

We may not portray ourselves the same way in front of all friends. Each of us can take on several dimensions and probably wouldn't present all aspects to many friends. Perhaps, that's why some of us keep our friends in distinctive social circles.

Maybe we all have so-called dark secrets which we filtered and revealed to each group of friends, depending on our comfort level. The worry is when friends know too much about you and seldom, the case of knowing too little.

When we revealed a little more about ourselves, we wonder whether friends (family? perhaps, not. They know the ugliest side to us) can/will love us for who we are. Its like being transparent, letting friends judge your actions and eventually decide for themselves whether you are a worthy friend.

There's too much risk involved. Each time, we leak something about ourselves, there's the risk of being judge. Can/Will friends love us for truly who we are or the side of us we chose to present?

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