In life, every single person’s behavior differs depending
on who is in their presence. This is inevitable,
even if just for a subtle difference of thought when encountering members of
society in which we associate with and care for their impressions on us. In the case for some Chinese-Americans, the conflict
of being in a pickle between the characteristics of the heritage and the
characteristics of their depiction of a normal American in order to fit in can
be a strenuous and complex conflict to overcome and deal with. People in general tend to have two faces that
are embedded in their conscience. The
first face, although tends to lurk in the trenches of our soul, defines our
true characteristics that have been molded by influential experiences brought
upon us throughout our lives. The
second, which tends to be the one worn most often in front of our associates,
is a mere façade that we use to convey the people who we interact with that we
are our depiction of the most appealing and perfect version of ourselves which
is not genuine. We should strive not to be one of many masks,
but one with our genuine faces that we make mold and sculpt into one
consistently growing identity so that we are genuine and do not mislead the
people who we associate with and most importantly ourselves.
Authenticity is one of the greatest attributes one can possess. The ability to remain consistently genuine is
something that can only be mastered through confidence and being comfortable
with whom you are. In the perspective of
a Chinese-American, one of the most difficult tasks possible is to remain possession
of your pride and demonstration of your heritage instilled in you by your
kin. Influential outside sources such as
American Society, instills in people who appear different that they are aliens
and can only be accepted if they change to become less different from
them. A shallow or insecure person would
tend to transform their personality to reassemble the people around them,
therefore applying their masks. While
others who are stronger and enlightened would rather value who they are even if
it means having a low quantity of companions because people who accept people
like that, tend to be superior than one’s who shun people who are different
than themselves.
Individuals will never be able to be able to approach
situations in life in the potentially best way possible when the have to deceive
themselves and others in order to create a mental artificial comfort that shuns
reality. Being real with oneself is
always necessary in the pursuit of becoming the best version of yourself. Without confidence and an open mind, one can
never accomplish anything of significance in the same quality as if they would
if they possessed that mentality. In the
perspective of a Chinese-American, although acceptance might feel satisfying to
some degree, they would never be exempted of the grotesque weights of
insecurity and low self-esteem and self-confidence because they would only be receiving
an artificial experience that is untrue to thine self.
Perspective is everything in life. It is our reception of things and determines
how we interpret and apply them into our own lives to make us intellectually
wiser. Several things can alter the clarity of our
outlook such as ignorance and interpersonal conflicts such as the inability to comfortable
with who we are and using that to relay a positive and confident outlook on
life in order to remain genuine and restrain ourselves from deceiving ourselves
which can be proven to be one of the most dangerous yet common blindfolds placed
over our eyes by society.
