I think in life, we each get our chances to shine. We all have our moments that can either be used to make an impact, or we can simply let those opportunities pass us by and fade quietly into the past. I always wanted to believe that I took each opportunity and made the best of it. I feel like as if we’re given these tests in life. Regardless of how we respond, they serve as a magnifying glass to our own personality, character, and our soul. They don’t necessarily change us one way or another, but rather amplifies our true nature ten-fold or one hundred-fold.
Having worked in the service industry for a while, the world is filled with so many types of people. There’s people who are rushing around following the rat race, those who are angry at others, ones who are kind, ones who are strange, ones who regret how they’ve lived their lives, ones who are completely satisfied with what they’ve done, and so much more. Under normal circumstances, our personality can simply blend into the flow of the world quite easily. However, under extreme circumstances or what I like to call “tests”, there’s no escape from showing who we really are. At times like these, we are completely open and people can closely examine who we are. It’s times like these where we’re vulnerable because it’s so much more difficult to hide behind a fascia and protect our inner selves. It’s also times like these where we tend to reveal more about ourselves. Because of that vulnerability, we may try to defend ourselves, but it’s also obvious that we’re simply responding because we feel that vulnerability and can’t think of any other way of protecting ourselves besides becoming defensive. Think about it. Below that thin layer of defense is our true selves. The difficult situations in life have already cracked our protective shell. Whether we decided to open up or try to seal that opening up is completely by our own choice.
Having worked in the service industry for a while, the world is filled with so many types of people. There’s people who are rushing around following the rat race, those who are angry at others, ones who are kind, ones who are strange, ones who regret how they’ve lived their lives, ones who are completely satisfied with what they’ve done, and so much more. Under normal circumstances, our personality can simply blend into the flow of the world quite easily. However, under extreme circumstances or what I like to call “tests”, there’s no escape from showing who we really are. At times like these, we are completely open and people can closely examine who we are. It’s times like these where we’re vulnerable because it’s so much more difficult to hide behind a fascia and protect our inner selves. It’s also times like these where we tend to reveal more about ourselves. Because of that vulnerability, we may try to defend ourselves, but it’s also obvious that we’re simply responding because we feel that vulnerability and can’t think of any other way of protecting ourselves besides becoming defensive. Think about it. Below that thin layer of defense is our true selves. The difficult situations in life have already cracked our protective shell. Whether we decided to open up or try to seal that opening up is completely by our own choice.