anonymous [ text ]

[braverpath]

[ It's early in the day that this anonymous message appears. Unlike most, Yoshimitsu isn't too keen about speaking to the public at large. It's too daunting for his liking but for once, he does so. He's not seeking the meaning of life or anything dire but he's seeking something just as important. ]

It's far too easy to lose yourself here but how does one stay true while wearing many masks?

[ Cryptic, no? There's a reason for that. ]

Which mask do you wear? Which mask do you destroy? Do you remain true or do you tell more lies?

It's far too easy to grow comfortable here. Perhaps none of us know shame.

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[text, anonymous]

[zohvin]

Not everyone has the luxury of a choice.

[braverpath]

We all have our reasons but what good is lying to oneself?

[zohvin]

We're fragile. Not everyone is immediately ready to admit to what might be painful for them - or to that shame you mentioned. Mental wounds don't always heal.

And that's all to say nothing of the masks we wear for other people. I'd encourage you to take a harder look at the reasons and decide what your best course of action is, instead of making some sort of value judgment on something that every intelligent being does.

[braverpath]

...Intelligent beings? You sounds exactly like someone I know.

[ Zohvin, is that you? He's definitely squinting at the reply with great suspicion. ]

My reason for donning a mask was to prevent the scars of war and bloodshed from inflicting the soul but in doing so, I became a monster. Now I find myself playing a different role, one that borderlines in between two.

I'm still the warrior but sometimes I feel quite different.

[zohvin]

Maybe, maybe not. Surely I don't know anyone that likes to be anonymous on the network.

[He definitely has his own suspicions, particularly after that last post.]

It's not going to be easy to reconcile your bloodlust with living as a normal person. Try finding an outlet - and if that doesn't work, meditation or speaking to a psychologist might help more.

It's not uncommon for soldiers of any kind to find themselves as a loss once their war is over.