tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post3194152899574479932..comments2023-11-29T02:27:42.928-06:00Comments on The Masks We Wear: Behind the MasksAekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183623849361560922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post-81165321162778368362010-06-26T20:51:34.517-05:002010-06-26T20:51:34.517-05:00All: I suppose the central question of this post ...All: I suppose the central question of this post is: if we wear our masks too long, do we become them? Are we only what we allow others to see or are we definitely more? And do we forget that we're more than just what people see?Aekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183623849361560922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post-51850429393673499662010-06-26T02:40:45.849-05:002010-06-26T02:40:45.849-05:00Hey man, i'm new here and i liked the title of...Hey man, i'm new here and i liked the title of your blog, i just wanted to quote Oscar Wilde here:"Give man a mask and he'll tell you the truth."<br /><br />take care!<br />DBdogboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796803889032978343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post-58566138265181426882010-06-24T09:27:26.587-05:002010-06-24T09:27:26.587-05:00i often find myself wishing i could meet the "...i often find myself wishing i could meet the "real" Aek, in person......tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264215182043791934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post-89998852762465513302010-06-24T01:13:50.192-05:002010-06-24T01:13:50.192-05:00I was so busy this weekend i didn't get a chan...I was so busy this weekend i didn't get a chance to read this- PROMISE.<br /><br />I think it is all about masks we choose to identify and hide behind, and all about stepping out in front of the masks- doing something daring, trying something new.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866077134601099787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post-29549474701792774412010-06-24T01:05:15.464-05:002010-06-24T01:05:15.464-05:00We all wear masks to some extent, because differen...We all wear masks to some extent, because different people see us differently. If you are a parent, your mask is Daddy; if you are a physician, your mask may be one of someone highly respected; if you are a pediatrician, your little patient may see you with fear; to your gay friends, you are one of them; to some colleagues, you are straight and professional; when you play the piano, you are viewed as a musician; when you are a classmate, you may be viewed as a competitor, etc. It is like the blind guy describing the elephant as he touches a different place. You may even see yourself differently, until you look in the mirror. Am I really that old? Am I really that out of shape?<br /><br />I like the way you describe yourself wearing different masks. Some masks may show happiness, while others show sadness. Keep wearing your masks and blogging about which mask you are wearing that day. They are all good.Uncutplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456398466578990531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123819319548998095.post-23632906420756744662010-06-23T23:58:37.432-05:002010-06-23T23:58:37.432-05:00Okay, frankly, I hadn't read this until I saw ...Okay, frankly, I hadn't read this until I saw the first paragraph of your subsequent post.<br /><br />Here's my take. There is a <b><i>person</i></b> who likes biology, wonders about his orientation, studies medicine, calls himself Aek on the internet, etc. The use of the word "mask" to describe different aspect of what you think and do may be misleading, because it seems to suggest some degree of falsity in those thoughts and actions. The actions and thoughts are not <b><i>you</i></b> but they are truly <b><i>yours</i></b> unless you are consciously dissembling. There is a real you expressing yourself, being yourself, when you "wear the masks" you have chosen.<br /><br />I think that's how it is with you because I think that's how it is with everybody.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.com