Introspection

So what do you guys think about me?

I have come to the profound realisation, that we humans, though an intelligent lot, are extremely flawed in our thinking. Especially when it comes to our own selves. We refuse to acknowledge our shortcomings and percieve ourselves to be the epitomy of perfection. Some of us are benevolent enough to concede a few imperfections, but only if they sound romantic enough, like a dear friend once remarked, "Oh I am so impulsive, I never look before I leap...hehe" and rushed headlong into a relationship that nearly messed her up for life. But for her, being impulsive is exciting and adventurous, and not technically a flaw, and so it is admitted to me. And repeated.

The vulnerability of the human ego is disappointing to say the least, as it is obvious that it cannot ever take a blow to itself. Which only results in a lack of a genuine understanding of our own true personalities.

So when I know that I'm highly immature AND in denial, I ask my close friends what they think, because they know me and look at me from a different perspective, one that is not bound by euphemisms, or the need to be perfect. Like I probably never have. And that is how i come closest to shedding the blinkers that my conscience has donned for the past 18 years. And that, is how i come closest to discovering my soul.