I watch a lot of movies, so it’s safe to say that I can tell when someone is being genuine or not. Actors do a great job of performing a character. That character may emulate a facet of who they are, but for the most part, it is a fictitious makeup of someone else’s imagination. Unfortunately, in the world we live in, the people around us can be just as good at acting out whatever character they want.

We live in the social media era. Everyone has an Instagram, Twitter or Facebook… and with the large success that has made hundreds of different people into stars because of it, the idea of being someone else has been more sought after than ever. Actors and performers are no longer the most entertaining liars in our world. Rather it is the everyday person that you might never have imagined to be fake.

I use that word with all due respect. I do not disparage a person’s grind at all. You do you; But when you see carbon copies of something or someone constantly, it begs the question of whether originality exists anymore. Our imaginations were once the hub for innovation and creativity, and yet even though many people have one, that hub that was once celebrated through the likes of Mozart, Shakespeare, Rowling and Brando, is now a dry and misplaced wasteland that few people tap into.

There’s a reason why people make it online. They are attractive in a number of different aspects, to their audiences…but the real ones are the ones that have the most amount of attention because sooner or later their audience will understand what is genuine and what is not. Time tests us all… so it won’t take long for that façade to fall. We can always emulate and take inspiration, but that mask that you have created will over time be your demise.
I know I sound cynical, I know I sound like a hater, but in God’s honest truth I say this because I believe in the power of being you. People may not like it, but that is not why you are here. I have said this many times before and I won’t hesitate in repeating myself, the best you can be is you.

Social media was supposed to celebrate that. Instead, you have more of the same rolling in on your feed. I sit here not as some divine intervention that knows everything and judges everyone (although my name might suggest otherwise), but rather someone who is equally guilty of an ongoing problem. We live in a cyber world where we copy the recipes of others, just because it tastes good to the masses. However, what we fail to realise is how good our own recipe would be if we just cook it ourselves. By that, I mean that it’s better to showcase the world who you really are as opposed to what they want to see. Because that, first and foremost, is the truth.

WE have to stop celebrating lies. Not everyone is what they seem, but there is a difference between what is fake, and what is a mystery. A magic trick may not be revealed for every secret that it may have, but at least we know that it is still a trick. The same cannot be said for people and an unfortunate result is the unreal expectations that are placed on millions of people around the world.

I guess what I’m trying to say in and amongst this sea of words, is that we should have faith in ourselves. We all have the power to make a difference, but we will never be able to make it if we’re constantly playing a character. Seeing what we can do for ourselves and nothing but that, allows us to follow a path in which no one can infect. It allows no one else the ability to take away or steal anything from you and gives you supreme confidence in your mission.

You are who you are, they are who they are, and without that, the world would be a dull, boring place filled with nothing more than copies that will eventually cease making a difference.

The dangers of social media are outweighed by the good you can do with it. It is our responsibility to make sure that it doesn’t corrupt us because it will never be worth it. Whether you are creative or not, your mission is what you choose, but more than that it is your unique perception that adds life to those around you.