@whatamidoing's comment on @marius19's post about masks and who we really are. Well said

From a young age we only know love that comes with expectations. These expectations taint the love we receive and prevents us from feeling the same safety and acceptance that we would feel if the love were free of expectations. So we create a mask, because maybe your mother won't love you if you don't do well in school. Your friends might not love you if you aren't cool. Your teachers don't love you if you don't behave. It's not only love but acceptance as well. Our acceptance depends upon certain things.
So we need a mask.

When we get older, we can't conceive of love that is free of expectations because we already associate the two so automatically. And we lose track of whats mask and whats real.

(Taaaainted love wooooaaaahhhh, I caught myself as I said it and wanted to sing then but I thought it would take away from my comment)

post: https://steemit.com/life/@marius19/it-s-very-easy-to-get-lost-in-a-world-full-of-masks