Beneath the masks

A child sees himself as an Image in the mirror or in the eyes of the Other. This image gives him a sense of self, continuity, wholeness. But reality, unfortunately, is the fragmented self. If we want to believe in the Image we wear as an escape from Truth. The Image then becomes a mask. Innumerable masks. And over time we find our security in it. Peel off the layers. Unmask. So, we can breathe again.