Sunday, October 20, 2013

Our routines give ourselves away. People like what is familiar and safe and widely understood. They attempt to hide themselves behind the shadow of another, yet they must cling to that last vestige of who they are or what they want to be. This appears in their words, gestures, and references. In writing, specific words can indicate a certain culture and upbringing, like one's socio-economic status or which ethnic group they belong to. Across every face is the same expression that caters to a specific role in society. It's not reinventing oneself, but mimicry by playing the same character in a show. I wonder how much people can read into me and how much they have found, and whether I was as generic as everybody else.

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