Facade.It is when people put on a false image in front of others.It is when we change behaviours(skins) in different scenarios.Do we behave differently when we are at home,school,church?Do we try to justify ourselves by saying that it is because of different context that we show different sides of us?Are we the same at home as well as school?More sociable in sch and anti-social at home? One has to possess the same characteristics at home as well as outside home before we can say that he is of certain type of characteristics.A character trait has to be constant at all times regardless of the settings.Yah?I believe that many behave differently at home and outside home.
And you must be wondering why do people put them on right?There are afew answers to that.Firstly,we dont want others to discover us.Who would want to be naked before another person?We dont want them to know our weaknesses but our strengths(or false strengths)We want to cover ourselves with alot of good things.Many seem to be an extrovert outside but deep down they maybe huting.Who knows?
Secondly,they feel inferior of others-the fear of man.Perhaps they are from a poor background and dont want others to look down on them.I know many singaporeans who judge others based on status of whatever kind.Look at the nation's system!It is of a terrible feeling to be looked down upon, and who would like that?
Thirdly, it may be because they dont know about their own facade that they are putting on.Man are just so blinded by their own flaws. For example, we can say that others are selfish and rude.But even before we say them, do we check on ourselves that we have that kind of traits too?The answer is most often a "no".We are so quick to pinpoint others' faults that we are so blinded abt ours!These are some of my reasons that i have experienced myself and with others.
Before we can even say,"That's surely not me,im a real person!",Let's reflect on our life in different context.
3And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.[Matt7:3-5]