I was thinking, wouldn’t it be cool to have x-ray vision? Not to see under stuff so much, but like x-ray personality vision. (I know it’s a stretch.) To be able to really see who someone is under the mask, or the personality, or whatever they let others see. I don’t mean that I think that everyone is fake and a hypocrite. Not at all.
My thing is, everyone sees things from a different perspective. We could all view the same situation and come up with a billion different opinions. It’s clouded by the way we were raised, where we grew up, who our friends are, our personalities, our culture, our religion or beliefs, our hurts, our fears, our insecurities, our victories, our self confidence, our past experiences, etc. The list could go on and on. All of these things don’t have to define us, unless we let them, but they help to form who we are and how we view the world. (In my uneducated opinion. I’m certainly not the expert.)
I guess I just wish I could get past my clouded, biased first impressions and see the real people underneath. Not who I imagine them to be. And not who they try to portray. I think you can get there, to a point, with some people if they let you and if you’re willing to try, but it takes time. Even if someone is totally real and open, I might not trust them because of a personal prejudice. Maybe I knew someone with a similar personality that hurt me.
People are just so complicated. And I just think it would be cool to see if who someone acts like is really who they are underneath it all. I think alot of people would be, and alot wouldn’t.
This thought really is completely random. There is no person or situation that made me think about this. Now you guys know the kind of stuff I think about at midnight while I’m washing my hair. Totally out there and probably makes no sense. Goodnight!
9 Comments
April 6, 2009 at 11:51 am
I think it’s a great idea. It would be interesting to see if people were what they really said they were. I love the random thoughts, keep them coming!
April 6, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Loved this post! I have randoms thoughts like this all the time! I think xray vision would be cool. Flying or being invisible wouldn’t suck either. Guess we must live vicariously thru the Xmen.
April 6, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I too love this post. You are so right about people being complicated and complex.
April 6, 2009 at 9:14 pm
really Midnight and washing your hair? SERIOUSLY girl go to bed
Oh how you liking this lovely “spring” weather
April 8, 2009 at 8:16 am
When I was little I’d try with all my might to imagine what other people were seeing. As if I could switch their eyes and mine.
It’d be a great world if we could get past first impressions, let our guard down and just take a chance and time to really get to know each other. Well for now, we’ve got blogs. haha
April 8, 2009 at 8:50 am
I love reading random thoughts.
April 8, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I know what you mean about past experiences shaping your opinion of people. After being burned, you’re suspicious of everyone’s true intentions. Its kind of like Newton’s law where objects will remain going in the same direction until another object affects its path.
You’re probably going to keep wondering if everyone is fake until you meet someone who isn’t. I have to learn this way, at least. Its hard.
It would be fun to have a scanner you could point at someone and it automatically gives you a reading on basic personality traits, past criminal history, religious background..etc..haha but I guess Facebook is already halfway there!
April 9, 2009 at 11:53 am
It is really really difficult to trust people because we’re all broken. I feel the same way. I wrote a post about ‘Hurting People Hurt People’, though that helps put things into a bit of perspective for me. If I view everyone as a child of God who has just fallen down, its easier to see them for who they are at their core. Their reactions and behaviors are only a reflection of the hurt.
:O)
April 9, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Not a stupid or crazy thought at all, and I would tip my hat to whomever you credit for the influence in feeling that way. I can only hope that my own sixteen year old daughter tries to figure people out like that. It is the main thing I am trying to teach her to do. So that when she chooses to love that it is a wise choice with the heart and souls judgement. And as how to read someone, actions speak louder than words.
GB