Daily Om: Most
of us are familiar with the idea of keeping it real and have an
intuitive sense about what that means. People who keep it real don’t
hide behind a mask to keep themselves safe from their fear of how they
might be perceived. They don’t present a false self in order to appear
more perfect, more powerful, or more independent. People who keep it
real present themselves as they truly are, the good parts and the parts
most of us would rather hide, sharing their full selves with the people
who are lucky enough to know them.
Being real in this way is not an easy thing to do as we live in a
culture that often shows us images of physical and material perfection.
As a result, we all want to look younger, thinner, wealthier, and more
successful. We are rewarded externally when we succeed at this
masquerade, but people who are real remind us that, internally, we
suffer.
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