tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post8780139991239477172..comments2024-03-27T20:59:48.293+11:00Comments on eclectica: " Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-37084924705537613732012-02-01T15:02:02.412+11:002012-02-01T15:02:02.412+11:00snow,
when i gave you my address i said to leave t...snow,<br />when i gave you my address i said to leave the steaming organic fertiliser on the driveway!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-89968216881100155242012-01-28T14:24:24.865+11:002012-01-28T14:24:24.865+11:00Yeah, it's rather sad that we are said to crea...Yeah, it's rather sad that we are said to create god in our own image because if you look at the world's gods, they act about like many of us do when we achieve tremendous political power--that is, when we really are above the reach of the law because we ARE the law.<br /><br />"Alcohol tends to make people tell their truths but it couldnt be called a mask."<br /><br />"Loosens the tongue," as it were. I don't know, Kylie. I guess if they're superficial people this might be true, but I don't think booze goes very deep. I know I've never heard anybody say anything profound when they were loaded. Marijuana sometimes inspires some interesting ideas, but other times they're rather mundane, and I can't necessarily tell which is which until later.<br /><br />Say, would a little gift be appropriate for you? If it would, you need to send me your address, and tell me if large trucks are able to get near your door.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-23549815702529407652012-01-17T02:48:16.707+11:002012-01-17T02:48:16.707+11:00i am the only one here who has all the truth<&l...i am the only one here who has all the truth<<>all truth was reveald to the prophet joseph smith and john you are a funny manPutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-32685080746675869512012-01-12T08:00:44.263+11:002012-01-12T08:00:44.263+11:00Here it is
http://brucemhood.wordpress.com/
The ...Here it is<br /><br />http://brucemhood.wordpress.com/<br /><br />The book is called The Self Illusion. If you've got a kindle you can download a free excerptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-30489587555625437742012-01-12T07:58:08.102+11:002012-01-12T07:58:08.102+11:00Do you read Bruce M Hood's blog? He's an a...Do you read Bruce M Hood's blog? He's an author whose second book is about these questions. I'll find the link for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-77772929570698852562012-01-11T18:57:45.351+11:002012-01-11T18:57:45.351+11:00No, I don't think that idea's right. I thi...No, I don't think that idea's right. I think other people do assume you are being yourself unless something suggests otherwise. People basically assume sincerity rather than pretence.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-15267111511831104102012-01-09T14:45:29.906+11:002012-01-09T14:45:29.906+11:00I don't know if I'd call myself a mask-wea...I don't know if I'd call myself a mask-wearer. Maybe in the sense of hiding. But not in the sense of putting on a different self all the time.<br /><br />I do know my co-workers don't trust me as much as they (maybe?) would because I don't reveal all (or hardly any) details of my personal life to them. It bothers them, I think.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-46295260554339019332012-01-09T01:34:05.056+11:002012-01-09T01:34:05.056+11:00"I can be who I am because everyone thinks I ..."I can be who I am because everyone thinks I am being somebody else" Interesting idea. I shall ponder that for a while.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-79101354544793527322012-01-07T15:34:47.792+11:002012-01-07T15:34:47.792+11:00It seems that everyone wears a persona these days....It seems that everyone wears a persona these days. I suppose it's just as well. Most people are uglier than their persona. Except for the droopy pants crowd. There's nothing uglier than that.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-53090689563405021592012-01-07T09:56:16.622+11:002012-01-07T09:56:16.622+11:00I don't believe people who say they don't ...I don't believe people who say they don't wear a 'mask' we all do to some extent.I like to think I'm a 'heart on sleeve' person but if I was brutally honest at work, I'd probably lose my job and I need it. When it comes to friends...different story. If I like you, I'm straight up. If I don't, I just lose touch. I have only met one completely honest, non mask wearing person in my life and he's lonely because of it. As for Truth, there is no truth. Just different truths to different people.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-5877763105853399202012-01-07T08:46:38.206+11:002012-01-07T08:46:38.206+11:00I don't believe in masks, rather layers of one...I don't believe in masks, rather layers of one whole personality. We are also brought up to act accordingly to the situation at hand, or the social environment we find ourselves in. I agree wholeheartedly with the last comment of not wanting to know someone who feels the need to "HIDE" behind a so-called mask..<br /><br /><br />"Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth " = An act of cowardice, plain and simple.Feenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-10480801133522317042012-01-07T00:02:47.104+11:002012-01-07T00:02:47.104+11:00Kylie it took a long time but what you see is what...Kylie it took a long time but what you see is what you get. I do not change from personality a to b for a situation. I am one. I tried that mask and image business and found that I couldn't pull it off so I simply developed into me.<br /><br />Nope it doesn't fly with me either, if you have to hide your face so i can't see you then i simply do not need to know you. I am not able to trust in someone who treats white people one way, black people another, educated likw this and illiterate like that. Everyone deserves to see the naked (figuratively) person that they are spending their time with.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-8820937407344337642012-01-06T10:24:30.480+11:002012-01-06T10:24:30.480+11:00dad! rave on!
cinnamon! happy new year!!!! long ...dad! rave on!<br /><br /><br />cinnamon! happy new year!!!! long time no see and all that :) i must drop over for a peek!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-76814753407465800012012-01-06T09:36:16.115+11:002012-01-06T09:36:16.115+11:00Kylie your ideas and principles outlined in this p...Kylie your ideas and principles outlined in this post has been astute and incisive.It has attracted some fine contributions. So bouquets to all of you. <br />Musos ... what you say is true about them. Sometimes though the musician ie instrumentalist is given "a voice" via their instrument where their verbal articulation : language skills are poor. What is an opera singer? actor/actress and musician I suppose. The muso must play an instrument where they produce the note. EC's theory obscures truth is interesting. I must stop raving.<br />Best to all of youJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-66006697362497250892012-01-06T07:46:41.250+11:002012-01-06T07:46:41.250+11:00Hi Kylie- how funny I was talking about masks too....Hi Kylie- how funny I was talking about masks too. Not with the same philosophical intellect as you though!<br /><br />I think we do tell the truth when we are masked because we are less inhibited; this is true.Cinnamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175128169243707957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-38232890291052032522012-01-06T00:23:23.048+11:002012-01-06T00:23:23.048+11:00ah! dad!
yes, i believe that the truth is an agent...ah! dad!<br />yes, i believe that the truth is an agent for freedom but that it must be administered with care and wisdom.<br /><br />as for our morality/ immorality/ amorality i had that in mind when i was saying that our multiple personas reflect what is actually there. we can play a characteristic up or down but we cannot manufacture it and i doubt we can hide it from the astute observer.<br /><br />as for the musos, you come at it from the opposite direction to me but with the same result.<br />the spiritual/emotional depth of the musician can be revealed by the music which means that a protective mask is dropped OR the instrument acts as the mask which allows truth to be told, yes?kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-12214885274110652352012-01-05T22:34:17.162+11:002012-01-05T22:34:17.162+11:00John's Gospel 8:32.
The truth will set you fre...John's Gospel 8:32.<br />The truth will set you free. <br />This statement even out of context with Jesus of Nazareth's conversation with the Pharisees does make sense in a lot of cases. How often do we hear families of a murdered relative say we now have closure when the perpetrator is identified. Or we learn what is causing us toothache.<br /><br />We all have responses to situations and/or circumstances that are multiple and can hide or reveal our motives and personality.<br />It also can "fingerprint" our morality, immorality or amorality.<br />Narcissism is a major player here too.<br />Actors .. mask wearers? Probably.<br />Musicians ... Depends what sort of muso. It's hard to wear masks as an orchestral violinist or playing 2nd trumpet. Wilde is probably 98% correct.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-33961869560802390292012-01-05T21:46:18.466+11:002012-01-05T21:46:18.466+11:00thanks mike! high praise indeed :)
i tend to belie...thanks mike! high praise indeed :)<br />i tend to believe that it's a good thing to morph a little in varying situations and i think it is possible to do that while still having integrity.<br /><br />i wonder about your sister: did she hurt anybody unintentionally? would that have bothered her? did telling her version of the truth at all times make her own path rougher than it needed to be?<br />i take my hat off to anyone who can live like that but i think it is brutal at timeskyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-75669435440918717952012-01-05T21:29:37.996+11:002012-01-05T21:29:37.996+11:00Wonderfully written Kylie! I tend to think that ou...Wonderfully written Kylie! I tend to think that our "masks" worn throughout our lives are a necessity of sorts that ease our way through life, rather than constantly beating ourselves silly.<br /><br />My oldest sister wore none. She was frank, brutally honest and quite honestly didn't care what anyone thought.<br /><br />Really, this was a wonderful post and worthy of pages of philosophical discussion. I may even expand on it with my own blog if you don't mind.<br />Me? I tend to slip in and out of many personalities depending on the situation. I am who I am at work because I have to be. I have to use various communication styles with my team members and an entirely different one for MY boss.<br /><br />Of course there is an extreme and politicians are the masters and I hope I never go that far.Michael J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15639403798444433518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-36438018745320008982012-01-05T21:01:22.317+11:002012-01-05T21:01:22.317+11:00well, EC, i'm happy to have thought of somethi...well, EC, i'm happy to have thought of something serious at any time of the year!<br />is self censorship dishonesty, or just prudence? i guess that depends on just how complete the censorship is and what the motivation.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-81430049461158553092012-01-05T19:20:04.173+11:002012-01-05T19:20:04.173+11:00This is a very serious topic for so early in the y...This is a very serious topic for so early in the year.<br />I think our biggest self-imposed mask is self censorship, for whatever reason, which is a form of dishonesty. Or perhaps those are so closely allied as to be one and the same. In those circumstances, much as I love Oscar Wilde I think the truth is obscured by the mask.<br />Open to argument though.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com