who are you when nobody is watching? | by pahal writes | Jun, 2024 | Medium

I remember being asked to prepare a speech on “Who am I?” by our English teacher, remember exactly how I sat chin in my hand wondering the answer. It wasn’t that I didn’t know myself, it was the struggle of choosing which version of “me” to write about. I am different with different people. And it took me time to realize that my favorite version of “me” is the one that comes out when no one’s around, when my actions aren’t captured. Aren’t we different when nobody’s watching? when no eyes are judging us? our walk, tone, expressions, dressing everything that defines personality… changes in the blink of an eye. We laugh like hyenas, sing our lungs out in the shower, dance like mad. Those beautiful, rather, strange parts of our personalities oozes out only when we’re alone. But maybe there’s something more to this solitude, something deep, something difficult to put into words. You know, we all have evil parts within us, dark corners alive and secret passageways that breathe inside our bo

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