Simple Wisdom: Who are you when you are being authentic?

If there is anything that I’ve learned about humanity, it is that people are obsessed with facades. They will project any demeanor they want to be associated with. And most people will believe it. Maybe it is my curse that I see right through it.

So few of these people are living lives of true happiness. Most of these people are in pain. But they are not living this pain. They keep it beneath the surface, covering it with facades and masks until their true self is gone. Where did they go? They are buried beneath all those layers somewhere. Under these layers they are moldering. They are rotting away not allowing for the truth of who they are to be respected or acknowledged. Why would anybody do this?

I want to shake the people! I want to scream, at them to authenticate themselves! Experience the real you! Be true! Once you experience yourself, you will know yourself! Once you know yourself, you are strong! Once you are strong, you grow into your true power and shine! Once you shine, the cinderblocks encasing your heart begin to crumble and you are not imprisoned anymore!

It all starts with the self. It starts with acceptance. Accept yourself as you are, however you are. Do this, and the paradigm of yourself falls into place as it should be.