Façade.
Not everything is as they seem. A lot of people mask their pain deep within them and you wouldn't even know it. You know only the things they allow you to see just like the social media. You see a lot of people upload content and see the laughter shine through. You would wish to be as happy as them only if you know half the demons they have locked away and some they are still battling with.
I have seen a lot of people slip into depression just because they are trying to keep up with the social media life. They don't understand that some of these celebrities also rent clothes just to appear appealing and here is someone, killing himself or herself because he or she feels she is failing. I recently heard from s celebrity that talked about renting clothes and also paying stylists to style them while they take pictures to promote on social media. It is easier to see someone like that and assume they have no worries with all the money in the world in their pocket but it's not real.
What's real is the thing you have worked for...the things you can call your own without having to look over your shoulder with contentment. Many people want the life that others have without knowing what they have to deal with. It's easier to desire the life someone has until you have to walk in their shoe to see that uneasiness lies in the head that wears the crown.
There is a lady called Linda with his two friends. One is married and the other isn't. The two married ones always brag about how amazing their husbands are while the single one would just take it in stride and laugh along with them until one day she fed them with information that their husbands might be cheating on them. This idea messed up Linda's head the most because she has never even imagined such with her husband. Of course, the other friend only suggested but Linda acted as though she has caught her husband already and she changed a bit.
The day she decided to visit her other married friend was when her head got the reset button. She overheard the discussion they were having where despite the husband being in the wrong, she was begging him not to leave her and he can continue cheating. She promised never to even talk. Linda got to know that her friend knew all along what kind of man her husband is and yet she kept painting him as the best in the world because she wanted to sell another idea to the world. What brought about their argument as Linda overheard was when her friend's husband bought a house for his mistress and that was why her friend was arguing with her husband.
Linda left and went home to appeal to her husband for being distant for a while. She explained that what her friends said messed up her head and rather than discuss it with him, she acted it out by staying away. The husband already knew the kind of wife he has and told her that he knew she was distant but decided to wait for her to come around since he was certain he did nothing wrong. He told her of the erotic texts her friend; the single one kept sending to him and she just couldn't believe her eyes. Whether the single friend was testing him to get proof to show Linda or not, no one knew but Linda learnt valuable lessons that day.
She knew that not everyone would be genuinely happy for you when things are going great for you. They can put up a front and tell you how happy they are but deep down, they might not be. She also got to know that being sensitive is what makes us human. She felt she shouldn't have been talking glowingly about her husband to her single friend. It's like speaking about how smart your child is in the face of someone that just lost a child. It can mess anyone up...make them think of what they shouldn't think of. It's not an excuse, yes, but it is a trigger and who knows the extent someone can go when triggered?
We all have things we are dealing with and there is no need to add more pressure on others. Social media is a tool for pressure waiting to explore and some willingly allow themselves to be fooled by the things they see rather than the things they know. Don't get fooled by everything you see. As much as the good things we see cannot be avoided, rather let them inspire you to work hard and not get swayed by wanting more than you can currently handle. Stop trying to do what everyone is doing...work within your strength rather than what you have seen others handle.
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Some humans have camouflaging smiles inbuilt in them, i don't where they got it from, but i just know they have it. They would smiles at you when you're progressing meanwhile their real selves aren't happy with your progressiveness. I'm happy Linda learnt.
More so, sir, you see this thing they call social Media, hmm! it's full of deceptions oh! I know people who are average financially but all because they want to impress others online, they would struggle to save some money, then go to cloth renting centres to rent beautiful attires, they'll go to photo studio to snap pictures they would post on Instagram, Facebook and the likes.