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Firebirdseeking -> RE: The Perils of Being Yourself (5/5/2010 4:48:30 AM)
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With all due respect to everyone pondering here, it seems to me that the essence of the discussion goes something like this: "Too bad we dont live in an ideal world".
Yes, it is. Too bad that, for example, some gays and lesbians remain closeted because in some instances, to be out outweighs the consequences of being in the closet - or at least discreet. Too bad that we women cannot do some of the same things men often take for granted, because we might put ourselves at risk in doing so. Too bad that one might choose to be silent about one's religious beliefs, for example, being Jewish, because less than a century ago, that could have meant extermination; and that for some of us, it is simply wise to choose carefully to whom we disclose.
We do not live in this ideal world. We can bemoan this fact from here to eternity, and we are in the end, faced with the same choice: How much or how little of ourselves we reveal; and if we do, when do we do this?
Not being "ourselves" has consequences; so does being "ourselves". I agree with Brainiac's points.
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