I got My Mask, let's see what I can become By Katherine Lightwood

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I got My Mask, let's see what I can become

By Katherine Lightwood


 Hello there!!

Seems like recent Color festival has drawn a lot of energy from me. And till now you might have got an idea that my blogs are usually very grim. But today I want to speak about a very big inspiration of my life, and probably the biggest. And no lie though, this inspiration is actually changing me, making me strong.

I've always been fascinated with superheroes in masks, people in hoodies and even villains who don't show their face. Now, from this, you may think that I am some kind of coward or shy person. But a dialogue of Joker from 'Batman' movies may simplify my point of view to you.

"Give a man a mask, he will show his true self". 

We humans, no matter how strong or weak we may show ourselves to the world, underneath all this deep inside we all have some kind of insecurity which forbids us to show our true colors. And if we get a mask which will hide our identity, will we ever miss this chance, to show our true desires?

Wise men say that we only share 95% of information about our selves with others, and I am suggesting the maximum percentage. The rest 5% lies in the darkest crevices of our brain. We never dare to say, show or share it with anyone. And even if we want to share it with the world we become skeptical if it is appropriate enough to do this, we fear that people surrounding us might not accept this from us. We might have a terrible fear of rejection from people surrounding us due to our strange desires, opinions or interests. And that's why we sometimes crave for a mask.

Ask yourself, why do you find alter egos of movie or book characters so cool? Why do people with masks and hidden face attract us? Maybe because they are relatable. In this lifetime, we all need a chance to get a mask so that at least for a single moment we can be our true self, not 95% but a 100%. And recently, I think I am getting that chance, and I want to use it very properly.

Now, you might be wondering, what chance did I get? Or if I am the next Superman in disguise, no no I am not. The mask that I am talking about is "blogging". 
Now, most of you might be repelled by this idea or it may bore you. But try to think in my perspective, I can share every opinion here without getting judged or vilified by anyone. I will not get panic attacks or have to think thousand times before I speak. All I need here is a computer, a pair of headphones and an opinion in my mind.

As you might be familiar that I am doing an in-house internship in digital marketing from my institute. And there, my teacher got me into blogging. At first, when he suggested me to blog I was beyond terrified. I never wanted to share my thoughts and my point of view with anyone, and sharing it with the whole world was out of the question. My language skill was crappy, my opinions were not strong, I myself was a twisted person, then how am I suppose to blog!! At that time I was very very scared. But he kept on insisting me, he didn't give up hope. After days of fighting with my own thoughts, I wrote my first blog. He was very kind enough to edit this for me and taught me how to post the blog. And that was the first time I felt that I've got a mask. That moment was indescribable for me. First time in my life, I felt like I have a power and I can make change for good. I felt that maybe my thought matter, maybe I have a relevant voice. Since then this 'blogging' became my passion, my voice. Where I can hide when I am in despair, I can express my twisted thoughts and my inspirations.
I am so grateful to my teacher that he had shown faith in me and considered my grotesque thoughts worthy enough to share it with the world. As he himself is an excellent writer and I hope I can learn more from him.
My dear people of the world!! We all need a mask to be our true self so that we can be vulnerable and strong at the same time. So, try to find that mask of yours which will eventually become your voice and you can also make a change in the world for good, no matter how small it can be. Because we all have superpowers in us and we all can be a hero.

Till then it's time for me to sign out from Digital Decatron. To see more posts from our colleagues, please visit our main page and don't forget to follow us on Facebook.

 Katherine Lightwood      

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