The Mirror Doesn't Lie: Finding the True Culprit in a World of Victims

If we see around everyone is a victim to something. Each claims that they are being wronged. But one question arises here is that if everyone claims to be a victim then who is the real culprit? In a world teeming with sufferers, who is truly to blame? Well, the answer may be closer than you imagine. What if I tell you the wrongdoer you are looking for is not in your surroundings. Why not, at least once, try looking into the unforgiving mirror of self-reflection?

No one can do you wrong unless and until you allow them to. Just for a moment think about it — when was the last time you fell victim to someone else's actions without giving them the power to do so?

We often wear a façade of being very nice, sweet and agreeable. Craving for social approval and validation we do things we do not genuinely like. We end up acting in a way contrary to our nature just to fit in, simply to get acknowledgement. But in this way we become enslaved in a web of others expectations and the price we pay is our authentic selves.

Let me put it this way; maintaining a façade is just like nurturing a plant — the one that demands constant meticulous care. Each day you have to water it, coaxing it to conform to an idealized image. But this gruelling process is definitely a Sisyphean struggle, wears you down with each passing day. And those who soldier on, often find themselves succumbing to a subtle yet debilitating depression, lurking behind this mask. So, take it as your wake up call to shatter that façade, shed that cumbersome image you uphold to the society.

Though the path may be difficult but I kid you not — the liberation and soul-deep fulfillment lying beyond is worth confronting your fears. So, stop being too harsh on yourself, stop looking for validation from the outside world, shatter the lies, shed that mask. Listen to the voice within, march to the beat of your own drum, be the shepherd not the sheep. At least, at the end of your Life, in the quiet moments of reflection you won't lament the moments you wasted, the time that slipped away while hiding behind a facade. You deserve happiness, my friend you truly do, so don't let the culprit hiding in the mirror steal that bliss from you.