Everyone has a mask. I don't mean it literally, a mask identity, a mask which helps them fit into the community or with their peers.

Each person has their own unique personality, lifestyle and views, but sometimes people change those things to fit in, keep a low profile or even stand out. There are people who's personality is that of a studious person, a hardworking and disciplined person, but when seeing other people such as maybe gangsters, or more of the rowdy sort of people in their class or peers, they change their way of thinking just to fit in, in a way, they view those people as "cool" and try their best to fit in by changing their style to match those people.

A classic example would be smoking, why do kids start so young? Some by peer pressure, which just means they want to be those people pressuring him as his friends that he gives in to them. That person just made a change in his life JUST to continue having those peers as his friends, what kind of person would you see him as? weak? Some just aren't able to make that better choice, they want to be seen as cool by his/her peers and in a effort to do so he/she picked up smoking.

Real friends would never force anyone to do anything they didn't want, friends look out for one another.

There are also people who show themselves to have a kind heart and to be caring from the start, till today I don't understand why they do that, when I speak to them one to one they show a totally different side which doesn't correspond to who I knew them to be, when I get to know them better it all seemed to be a facade hiding their true nature.

If from the start I knew you to be a person with a kind heart, I would treat you the same, if you show yourself to be a rowdy person and active, I would gladly befriend you as I'm the sort as well, but after getting to know certain people, my impression of them changed, they first showed themselves to be matured and understanding, but after awhile i realize it all seemed to be a show, an illusion that disappears when you get closer to them, why would they pretend to be something their not?

If you are an asshole from the start, continue, do you not have the self respect to be who you want to be? If i wanted to be a person with a kind heart, I would do so all the way, not because i want to impress people or to fit in, and when no ones looking or your with a different crowd you change into a irritating cunt . Have that dignity to be who you want to be, if you are a irritating person and people avoid you, if you know it, and change, that's good, I can accept that change, but if occasionally you revert back to your old irritating ways, you don't deserve my respect.

Respect is earned, no matter what type of respect it is, I respect people who dare to be who they want to be and not give in to peer pressure or just to fit in.

Stop putting on a mask. Be who you want to be and no one else.