The masks we wear..

I figured this was fitting since it's October..

Ghostman wrote:

I have a problem. I meet women and find myself trying to be everything they've always wanted. The problem is that I try so hard, that when I run out of money (often..I'm in college), or when they find out who I really am, the relationship crashes and burns. I know this is the problem, so I guess I am not writing about that, but what is your take on people who are always the great pretenders? Maybe some reality will do me some good.

Ghostman

GM-
I remember being a child and loving to hide behind the magic and the fantasy of a mask or costume. I could be Superman in a second, Beetlejuice, Yoda, Lion-O, or anyone else I thought up. I'll bet you even have a few favorite costumes from years gone by that you played with long after Halloween.

As we grow up, we all develop masks of our own. Some put on a mask to hide their insecurities, some to hide their pain or fear, and others put on a mask to feel like a superhero in a time when they aren't even strong enough to handle their own life.
It's not the wearing the mask that is the difficult part. I would have stayed in my Yoda outfit until I turned 6 if my mom would have let me. When we wear the masks in our lives, the difficult part is that we usually leave the mask up for so long that when we let it down and show who we are, people feel we aren't being ourselves when in reality, we were just hiding who we were to begin with.

Save the masks for Halloween or the occasional costume party. Real life needs you for who you are. The people in your life need the real you too. If you're going to ever be happy, show your true self. The right person will take you at full value.

Sean