Are You Real?

Ever notice how we wish people would stop acting fake, and yet we all put on a mask when we face the world? How can we expect others to be real when we are not? Before you say... "but I am real"...

Think about this first...

Think about the last arguement you had in which you had to answer the phone or go into the store, or face someone right in the middle of it ... did you put on the happy voice/face? Would you call that real?

You may be thinking that it isn't exactly the same thing, most of us would agree that we don't want everyone knowing our personal business when it comes to something intimate like an argument we are having with someone else...and while that may be true... what if you are asked by someone (while you are "faking the smile") How are you? Being real would mean you say something along the lines of, "well not entirely great but I know things will work out."  Being fake would have you saying  "I'm great, couldn't be better!" you know how you do it...with that big cheesy smile on your face that hurts your cheeks... you can always know when you're faking a smile...

because it hurts to do it...