Is being different around different people like putting on a mask? When I am around different people I act differently. I switch my attitude around so it is similar to that of my friends.
The honest truth is that every person has many different parts of his or her personality that make up the whole person. For example, there are times when I am excited and noisy. At other times I like to be more quiet and reserved. During neither of these times am I being dishonest; just another aspect of my personality is coming out. And sometimes I behave differently depending on the social situation that I am in. For example, I am a pretty casual guy, so I really do prefer wearing jeans and T-shirts whenever possible.
This is not wearing a mask. It is just being respectful and appropriate to the situation. And there are even groups of people that bring out certain parts of my personality. For example, when I am hanging out with ray male friends, I can be loud and wild. But when I am at home with my wife and kids after a long day at work, I am much more reserved and quiet. Rather, I am just being socially appropriate, and sensitive to the people that I am with or the situation that I am in. At other times I feel comfortable being loud around my family and reserved with my friends. They wouldn't be good friends if they didn't value all the different aspects of my personality.
By contrast, what if I were with a group of people who support abortion?Just to avoid conflict. If you have a friend or friends who don't like the silly part of you, then they may not be good friends.
A. Is this considered putting on a mask?
B. Only you can decide if you are wearing a mask.
C. I don't feel that I must act in a certain way to be accepted.
D. However, at a funeral or wedding, I always wear a suit and tie.
E. So I do not believe I am wearing a mask in any of these situations.
F. If they asked me my opinion, it would totally be a mask for me to agree with them.
G. So if we are not being the same person in the presence of any group, we are wearing a mask.
