It’s easy to hide your imperfections and flaws from the world because everyone’s just passing through. No one takes the time to actually dig any deeper than what you choose to show them on the surface, so you use a few tricks and cover up what you’re uncomfortable with and keep moving. But then when someone comes into your life and actually wants to put in that work to dig deeper and actually know you as a person, you can’t hide those flaws and imperfections anymore. They’re just sitting out in the open. And that’s kind of scary for some people. Because for so long you’ve been able to avoid and hide these insecurities and now someone’s there trying to understand and love these things about you and it’s just a shock almost. Like you become so good at covering up these things that you don’t have to confront them, it’s almost like they’re not there. And then someone comes into your life and you’re forced to put yourself and your insecurities completely out in the open. I dunno, it’s crazy how quickly they resurface.
You have to make mistakes. That's how you learn and that's how the world works.
-Naomi Campbell
