Today's society exposes us to a virtual existence, where our desires and aspirations are reduced to what's on our screens, our cell phones. Time passes, reality recedes and our happiness eludes us. Where is the authenticity, the heart, the dreams in all this? By losing ourselves behind screens, we learn distrust, fear, and jealousy, clinging to what we don't have. Where is the real life, the one that teaches us to love, to be, to cling to our essence, and believe in ourselves?
Without this third hand, we feel lonely and empty, seeking to exist through artifice. We forget who we are and follow byways that are not our own. This painful unreality brings us face to face with a deep sadness buried within us, with our lies, with our refusal to truly understand ourselves and to change what needs to be changed, not to appear attractive, but to be true to our true desires.
Today, our thoughts are shaped by ideals that don't correspond to us, dreams we'd like to see come true. Caught up in the vortex of life, in the quest for perfection, we forget who we really are. How can we build authentic relationships through a screen if we neglect to listen to the inner voice that knows what's best for us?
We pursue an illusion of perfection, fueled by the retouched images we see that show us a perfect, temporary reality. Why chase after something we don't really want, but which gives us the illusion, for an instant, of being alive, of being loved? The truth is that nothing is perfect forever and that the authenticity of who we are shapes our reality. Change is important, but it has to be done step by step, by being honest with ourselves, without artifice, so that we can then share, exchange, and respect others.
As long as we pursue illusions, disappointment and anger will be our lot. Confidence is built by loving ourselves first. This little screen is only a reflection of the persona we've created and of our own fears, taking us further and further away from our essence and our truth. Let's accept our fears, and who we really are, to live better tomorrow and the days that follow, in a world where our view of ourselves determines our relationship with others. To feel good about ourselves is to feel good about the world around us.
Life is a gift, and there's no need to wait for others to remind us of this, because all we have to do is allow ourselves to be loved, to love ourselves in the first place. By changing the way we look at ourselves, by loving ourselves as we deserve, we change the way we see the world and others. Trials will become less painful, and we'll be able to choose what surrounds us in a just and sovereign way, without seeking to crush others. To live through others and in falsehood is to harm ourselves in a world already afflicted by suffering.
"Love is the bond that unites human beings, making them stronger and more complete when they are together."
