When people … put on masks, they hide their center from others and from themselves. They hide their source from themselves and from others. They hide their cry from others because somewhere they are inserted in society and they have their place and they are recognized in their power. So they wear a mask because they have a position to defend. Often their function is their mask. But when you are dying, you have no mask. It is a pity that we have to wait until our last breath to accept who we are!
Jean Vanier, Founder of the L’Arche Communities.
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It’s funny, most of us don’t even realize we are wearing masks. I wore a Frosty the Snowman mask for years….smiling…..well dressed…..but cold inside. Thankfully, it wasn’t a death threat that brought me around, simply a divorce. Trials are the best way to discover what type of mask you are wearing. I am incredibly thankful.