Masquerade Party
Masks off — Opening the gate for authentic human connections
Want it or not, we are interconnected, you are, I am, because we are (Ubuntu).
Let’s play: imagine you are healthy, you are satisfied and have accomplished all you dreamed of in life but you are all alone on earth. How would that feel? Will that have the same meaning as compared to having other human beings around you? I bet it would make all the difference — correct me if I am wrong.
So despite that reality of interconnectivity, interdependence, why are we humans still disconnected from one another? The rise and power of social media maybe? — some evidences and studies proved certain facts going in that sense. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is one of many brilliant books nowadays about the impact of social media in our humans social interactions. But the humanity disconnection was there even before social media age, it is old as we humans have existed.
Choosing love above fear
By love I mean: kindness, patience, harmony, unity, peace, inclusion, compassion, empathy, generosity, openness, understanding, etc…
By fear I mean: all forms of intolerance and racism — fear of the “others”; impatience — fear of losing/wasting time; egoism — fear of not having/living enough for oneself, etc…
Let’s play again: try now to imagine yourself attending a masquerade party and notice if you get to truly connect with any new person/stranger. I bet you’ll only stick to the ones you know, isn’t it? Better not start a new conversation with that “strange” individual out there with their mask…No, better stay to the known and if not there’s always the smartphone that’s near available to entertain in multiple ways. Phone above the fellow human. It’s paradoxical to say but it’s human. We stick and hold on tight to what we know and “fear” the unknown, the uncomfortable even though we know that’s the path to growth of any sort. Just like the butterfly, in order to grow, to increase our collective conscious, we need to face the unknown, the uncomfortable.
What is happening is that we go around carrying those social masks forbidding us to deeply connect with one another. Would we leave those internal and external masks off, we would realise that we are similar in so many ways (and unique in others as well — which enrich the whole human sphere).
Have you ever noticed how you become closer (or not — then it’s a sign that the friendship has no point to be) with a friend when you start letting space for vulnerability, realness in your friendship? It reaches a higher level, next level of connectivity.
I have my theories that if we were willing to share our vulnerabilities, our non-filtered self without fear (false evidence appearing real) of judgement, it would contribute in creating stronger bonds with one another. After all, we are HUMANS y’all! We share the same life journey, each walking on unique paths and own timing ending where we all know but fear to talk about: death.
So, before we get there, how about making the best out of this journey humanly speaking?
Ready to take your mask/s off?
I am. I do.
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