I really get a kick out of our generation sometimes.
We are so bold, so strong, so open-minded, so honest, so raw, yet we hide. We hide because we don't like to be seen. I don't mean like just physically, but we don't like to truly be seen!
I feel old school more times than not because I genuinely enjoy holding conversations on the phone and not just texting.
Yes, obviously it would be better and more real to meet up in person and talk but that's not always possible with distance and busy schedules. It literally is crazy how much we hide behind our text personalities. It's like the vulnerability of having a real conversation with someone terrifies us to smithereens.
We tell each other we want to know each other but we resort to robotic texts instead of hearing the words as they sail out of each other's mouths and truly hearing what each other has to say. Its weird to call someone but not weird to text someone or message someone. We are totally okay with texting on the toilet but not as okay with talking on the phone while we pee or go number two. Now, I'm not saying you should do that with everyone and anyone you meet, but it's totally okay to be vulnerable from time to time.
Sometimes we hide our likes and passions because we don't want to be labeled or judged.
We put off following our passions because we don't want to be seen for who we really are. You may be the popular kid at school and like playing an instrument but you don't want to join the marching band and be called a band nerd. Who really cares?
You may be really smart but never raise your hand in class because you don't want to be the know-it-all. If you have a fire burning inside you to do something, to be something, don't let the fear of a label or judgement from people who should have no say in what you do with your life scare you off.
Now, the dating scene is probably the notion that forces most people to go into hiding and not want to be seen.
Everyone has or has had at some point the fear of not being accepted by someone you have real feelings for. That's why out generation hides behind apps like Tinder. It's so much easier to sit there and just swipe than meeting someone in the real world and having to reveal why you do not want to see them again or why you just are not interested. Swiping left is not going to help you here!
It's so much easier to hide than to be seen and be vulnerable. Refusing to hide just opens so many doors and allows happiness to come out from hiding too. So, why not give it a try? Let someone see the real you, you have so much to offer!
