Facade

“We struggle against it, we fight to deny it, but it is of course pretence, it is a lie. Beneath our poised appearance, the truth is we are completely out of control” –The Merovingian, Matrix: Reloaded

Can you imagine a world where we showed the emotions we feel rather then the emotions we show? The emotions we feel inside are very rarely shown, mostly when they’re particularly bad emotions. I mean, a world where we showed how there are some people we really just don’t care about? A world where when we get angry and feel sorry a second afterwards, we could instantly apologise? A world where when some people die, we say “ha, bout time”? A world without ‘feigned interest’? Crocodile tears? Lifetime grudges? Nervous laughter? Sucking up?

Could society function?

Nope.

We are based on feeling what’s normal; what we SHOULD feel. The fact is; it’s ingrained in our society to feel a certain way at a certain time. The most important thing, that I want to make clear straight out, is that there is no escape from this. No matter how ‘individual’ we think we all are, there are certain things that we SHOW we feel, even if we don’t actually feel it.

It’s a strange social rule when you think about it logically; it’s right up there with the rule that: “You’re not allowed to turn around and walk in the other direction in public unless you make sure EVERYONE knows WHY you’re turning around (look at your watch, look at your phone and sigh etc.)”

Not that I’m complaining though, I think it’s great! It’s just another proof that life is a stage/game/story and we are the actors/players/characters. Just another Shakespearian play (which I reckon expresses life the best out of anything, but I’ll get to THAT another time). There's nothing like a bit of Days-of-our-lives Syndrome to spice up life ;)