Face Off !!

This is a painting from my artist friend Shushma Sabnis. I always liked it. It’s a beautiful visual depiction about my post today and thus i was inspired to put it up here …

I remember in school elocution I had heard a poem which kind of stayed with me at least the spirit of it . It was called ‘Nakli Chero Ki Dukaan’!

Last few days I have been contemplating how we just never get to know people for years to come no matter how close we think we are to them.And yet we have our own views and pereceptions of them. Funnily we even beleive they are true and go on not trying to explore the 'REAL' them.

Strangely I have been meeting people who seem to perceive me differently as well and expressing it too.

There are some who think I am so serious in life that I have perhaps never laughed in life and need to lighten up. They seem to have experienced only my serious side. And there are others who don’t think I could have a serious side and they are amazed when they read my blog. I myself am amazed and amused at my own duality that unconsciously I have been portraying. And yet again each one of us have this duality, don’t we?

At times we wear many masks and make ourselves totally unapproachable. We even take pride in the same. What are we really hiding from, I wonder often? People, situations or ourselves? Or is it just a habit that we have got comfortable with? Honestly i dnt know the answers yet ...But I am just parking this thought here till i explore it further ...