tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post2057758951098418987..comments2023-03-29T12:16:13.163-04:00Comments on Formerly A&A: Why should the world be over-wise in counting all our tears and sighs?A&Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199451832512165484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-81835604281642603562010-04-12T19:34:22.699-04:002010-04-12T19:34:22.699-04:00I agree with Art. Well said!!!!I agree with Art. Well said!!!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830830018146481441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-6549316960808056122009-02-19T17:35:00.000-05:002009-02-19T17:35:00.000-05:00I'd say that transparency ought to be the natural ...I'd say that transparency ought to be the natural progression of a friendship, that slowly over time people become more trusting of someone and allow themselves to be more and more open with that person, however I'd say that being too transparent too quickly tends to shut people off, and isn't productive. *shrug*Michael Au-Mullaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237672783415011871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-793225355817404582009-02-19T15:57:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:57:00.000-05:00I think this topic is big, much bigger than I had ...I think this topic is big, much bigger than I had originally thought. I'm very overwhelmed now by all these questions. What is the nature of these masks? How can we tell the difference between honest transparency and reckless honesty? Is there a difference? Why is it even important to be transparent in the first place? Can we really see ourselves through our masks? Is it worth it to attempt to see through the masks of others? Is that even permissible? I think I got ahead of myself with this post. <BR/><BR/>Part of me (and I was thinking this guiltily when I originally wrote the post) doesn't want to see behind other people's masks, part of me wants to keep my mask firmly in place, but then, that's the puzzle of human beings. Like Dr. Manette we prefer captivity and bondage when it's all we've ever known. Transparency, like the kind of freedom is it, seems like a very scary thing. <BR/><BR/>But the root is this: when people are transparent, am I going to judge them for it? And will I meet their transparency with equal candidness? I don't want to perpetuate fear and pride.A&Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00199451832512165484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-69197383389010992662009-02-19T15:22:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:22:00.000-05:00Very true Hayley, and I echo Micah's commments. So...Very true Hayley, and I echo Micah's commments. Sometimes I want to rip of the mask and let someone see me for a moment, and from time to time I do rip a piece off, but I'm always confused between whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. To be absolutely and completely honest with someone isn't easy. And at other times I want to rip other people's masks off, so I can see THEM for who they are, but it seems that every mask has a keyhole that only the owner has the key to. But, is it right to try and persuade people to unlock it?Michael Au-Mullaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237672783415011871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-57590691398456873202009-02-19T13:45:00.000-05:002009-02-19T13:45:00.000-05:00Our lives are all just an act, to keep us safe fro...Our lives are all just an act, to keep us safe from attack. Because underneath the mask, we're all as ugly as the Phantom, we despise what we see in the mirror, and hide it so that we don't feel pain of being rejected by others. <BR/><BR/>Everybody has a mask on, and the only ourselves and God see us without it on. Those we are closest too are those who see faintly through the mask, and whose masks we see faintly through.Micah E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04907206672766347150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-63049221988033922802009-02-19T10:57:00.000-05:002009-02-19T10:57:00.000-05:00Wow, so true, Hayleybird. By being insensitive to ...Wow, so true, Hayleybird. By being insensitive to people's honesty, we perpetuate the fear of transparency. I want to be completely transparent, but I don't want my confessions to be shrugged off. Despite this fear, I've got to be honest. I have to stop caring what others think, and instead reach for truth. <BR/>Please, please, let's be real. Help me to be like Jesus, and be patient as I learn to unfasten my mask. <3Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016095442292487001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434966004083105957.post-34740002239501752352009-02-18T22:34:00.000-05:002009-02-18T22:34:00.000-05:00Everyone wears a mask, whether they want to or not...Everyone wears a mask, whether they want to or not. You aren't imposing one on them, they aren't imposing one on you.<BR/><BR/>Transparency is just a see-through mask.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if that made any sense, but now I'm thinking about it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making me think. :)K-Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135302811336985676noreply@blogger.com