The masks we wear in our lives
Everyday, every waking moment, no matter we do want it or nor, we play different social roles, we wear masks. We may be mothers, fathers, sisters, sons, friends, bosses, employees, teachers, engineers and so on. Our behavior, everyday different is especially that mask which we wear every day. This mask choreographs our lifestyle, our relationships. And what it very important we change more than one mask a day. For example, a woman, of about 35 should generally be at first a woman in a wide sense of this word; then- a wife; a mother, of course; an employee, which is very important for a woman today and she should be a friend as well. For each role she should choose specific behavior patterns: feminine as a woman; tender and loving as a wife and as a mother; a skillful professional in her working field; loyal and trustworthy as a friend. And all these for one day to do. Of course she can shift one of them as well, but then it would be a gap in her performance. I call this everyday routine “a performance”, because every time changing her masks, the woman plays a new role. She is an actress and she can easily manage her performance. But the most important thing about this play is to make it invisible for others, in a word the woman should act very naturally. Otherwise it would be a soup opera and a play of a single actor.