The Mask

"It was one of the worst winters back then, a small bird was flying in this cold weather. The snow fall started. It couldn't sustain the weather and fell down on the ground awaiting death. After few minutes a bull came by and dropped its dung on that bird. The bird felt disgusted by that act but the warmth of the dung made the bird survive. It started screeching for help. A nearby cat heard it, removed the bird from the mess, cleaned it, and ATE IT."
 That is how life is .. The unexpected happens time and again. We learn two things from this story.
1) Not everything that disgusts you is bad for you.
2) Not everyone that helps is your friend.

We have entered the era of "THE MASK".
There is a mask on every face around you. A very few examples are below. Rest, I believe you will have to figure out yourself and identify which mask suits you and which mask you should be wearing.
Sometimes people fake faces in order to gain their desire. They smile , gain your trust and take whatever they want and forget you. Sorry if I am being harsh and all but this is what happens. People these days are cunning and it is very necessary to be one yourself to identify themselves or you will find yourself being amongst the people who were never you friends.

On the other hand there are some people who are there with you till the end and out never figure out. These "unsung heroes" (that's what I had love to call them) are your true friends. They show true dedication towards your friendship and you ignore them due to some reason (looks: first on most list, financial background, caste, etc. ) I would advice you just one thing: IDENTIFY THEM!! They deserve your trust and recognition.

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Sometimes it is necessary to put a face, mask your emotion to encourage a friend, (dedicated to a friend who had a terrible loss which has no replacement, may God take care of her). You need to behave strong so that others may not break.

If you have a gift of masking your emotions, I urge you never use it to hurt someone (its a curse in that case). According to me there is no person cruel enough to do it intentionally unless the situation in which he is, makes him do it. 

Identify your friends,
Dedicated to my friend,
Stay tuned to this page,
Thank You as always,
As usual,
From Hetansh Shah a.k.a Hetu !~! :]

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