The Real You
The real you is what you do and how you act when nobody is watching. A lot of people wouldn't like to believe that, because a lot of people do things very differently by themselves compared to when they know they're being monitored. Even if someone isn't looking at them; if somebody might be around - their behavior changes.
People feel ashamed of what they do when they're by themselves because society has told them certain things are good or bad, and if their natural impulses are to do what society has told them are bad, then they keep secrets while in public, become hypocritical and condemn the very same things they do behind closed doors, loving what they do when they're alone, but embarrassed and ashamed about it at the same time. Acknowledgement of the similarities of all humans, that we all do the same things, some out in public, some hidden away, is key to ridding yourself of the negative feelings associated with your behavior. You must ask yourself, not anyone else, if what you're doing is truly bad. Who is being hurt by your actions? Who, if you let others know what you do, or did it out in the open, would be hurt by your admission of truth? Shame, fear, anger, can be overcome by your willingness to become transparent.
Then ask yourself, would you feel better not hiding? Who would appreciate your being open and honest? Would it bring happiness to others? Maybe the people you're surrounded by condemn others when you converse, but truly, they are the same as you. Judging and condemning of others in the open is more of a reflection of self, and the hate or disgust they feel towards people is in reality what they dislike about themselves.
To thine own self be true.
People feel ashamed of what they do when they're by themselves because society has told them certain things are good or bad, and if their natural impulses are to do what society has told them are bad, then they keep secrets while in public, become hypocritical and condemn the very same things they do behind closed doors, loving what they do when they're alone, but embarrassed and ashamed about it at the same time. Acknowledgement of the similarities of all humans, that we all do the same things, some out in public, some hidden away, is key to ridding yourself of the negative feelings associated with your behavior. You must ask yourself, not anyone else, if what you're doing is truly bad. Who is being hurt by your actions? Who, if you let others know what you do, or did it out in the open, would be hurt by your admission of truth? Shame, fear, anger, can be overcome by your willingness to become transparent.
Then ask yourself, would you feel better not hiding? Who would appreciate your being open and honest? Would it bring happiness to others? Maybe the people you're surrounded by condemn others when you converse, but truly, they are the same as you. Judging and condemning of others in the open is more of a reflection of self, and the hate or disgust they feel towards people is in reality what they dislike about themselves.
To thine own self be true.
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