the red and blue of me

if we strip ourselves off of who we think we are - our job, place we live in, car we drive, clothes we wear, money in our bank accounts, level of education - will we be able to face each other and live our lives? often times we try to measure our lives or people we know based on these superficial criterias that are deeply ingrained in our heads. we are so trained to look at what i call "masks" that it becomes hard for us to really see the person behind it. we even sometimes meet people who have perfected the shapes of their masks that they don't even know the real person behind their masks. they're lost somewhere deep down probably screaming for attention.. yearning for help.
this is my dillema. the society in which i live in takes enormous pride on these superficial masks. though i try my best to really get to know people for who they are, i still fail miserably. its so friggin hard to meet real people, have real relationships and fall in love.

what happened to us? i know that the inner-child within each and every one of is still there. the child who just wants to live, enjoy life, dance, sing, laugh, cry & love is there. .. probably just hiding now after going through years of heartaches and pains. but its there. and that's who I want to meet.

the older i get the more i realize what's important in this crazy world I live in.


"You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are the all singing, all dancing, crap of the world."
- Tyler Durden from my favorite movie of all time.. Fight Club!