When Yor are not YOU!

In the picture, there are two scenarios. One, the cover of a book by Kavya Vishwanthan “How Opal Mehta …” and other from a popular Bollywood movie “Pyar To Hona Hi Tha [Love Had to Happen]”.

The common thread linking these 2 different things is the main characters try to pretend what they are not in reality.

In the book “How Opal Mehta….”a studious girl, under tremendous expectations of parents and who ticked almost everything needed to get in ‘Harvard’ has been asked about ‘enjoyment in life’ in the interview. 

When she fumbles, confused, she was asked to come back again. Opal, the straightforward, no nonsense girl gets confused on “enjoy the life” thing. 

But to get in Harvard by hook or crook, she sets out a proper plan along with the parents, try to push herself in a personality, which she thinks is ‘enjoy the life’.

Few girls in her class, outgoing, bold and bitchy — she tries her best to get in that group. With lot of efforts, she finally gets in and then almost start behaving like them considering that must be the “enjoy the life’.

But somewhere inside her, she wasn’t able to justify what she is doing. But then the beans get spilled and everyone knows, the ‘Opal’ they see is not the real ‘Opal’.

Then come the bouts of frustration, crying, demotivation etc. She then gives in and starts the normal way of her life and somehow understands what exactly making her ‘enjoy the life’.

Similarly, in 2nd picture, from a Bollywood movie, the actress tries to teach a lesson to her ex in order make him repent as he ditched her for some rich girl.

The actress tries her best, but somehow gets broke, not able to put what she is not in reality.

We too face such situations in our life and have to put up a face, or pretend someone else, which is way different from what we really are.

There may be certain circumstances or in few cases the compulsions make us to do so.

Of which, few can be carried out for long as a part of job like air hostess’ smile or the warmness at the five star hotel’s reception.

But in reality, its way difficult.

There are no correct answers whether one should get into this or not, as it totally depends on what someone is going through at that point of time.

It totally depends on ‘what your values are’. But being your own self, helps comparatively, though there are certain hardships one has to go through.

Have you ever been in such situation?

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