The Great Pretender

The Platters was a band I listened to from my parents' CD collection when I was young. A song I clearly remember to this day is "The Great Pretender."

The lyrics resonate my feelings so well - especially when one of my friends (SW) reminded me of it during a long hike in the woods (before I read the book from the previous post).

In conversation, we had discussed how most people do not discuss their feelings. I disagreed because I told him that most people show it through their facial expressions and actions. But he asked me whether I would ever tell anyone face to face that I'm not happy.

At that moment, I had to partially agree with his point. I rarely discuss my feelings openly. On the rare occasion, I only do so to a very select group of people.

In a way, I have become a hypocrite.