YOU are a Gem

Someone once told me that I was like a many faceted diamond, and every time they looked they saw another facet of me. I tend to think everyone is like that. Every person is made up of bits and pieces that forge together to make them, well - them, a unique individual. Of course, some wear masks to hide themselves. I've found this to be usually for one of two reasons, either they really are not a very nice person, or they are afraid you won't like the 'real' them. Most fall into the second category. Some of us are even taught to wear masks as a protection against the world at large. "People simply won't understand/like this so pretend to be something else." Some even deny themselves to themselves. Afraid to admit to themselves who they really are. The result is alot of frustrated, unhappy folks. The simple truth is no matter who you are, someone is not going to like you, and they may not even know why themselves. It could be something as odd as you resemble their Great Aunt who use to lock them in the closet when they were 'bad', to the colour of your eyes or skin. Or your religious ( or lack of) belief. Name it and odds are someone else has something against it. So do yourself a favor- look deep into your own reflection and decide for yourself if you like what you see. Are you someone YOU would want as a friend? If the answer is yes, then just be you - accepting or not accepting you - as a whole package is that other person's problem not yours. We're all gems, in our own right, and worthy of love.