True Nature

I can preach about courage, but why do I hide my true nature? Am I alive? Have I truly lived? It is hard to live a half-life, being un-dead for having no life yet not being actually dead. A strange sort of limbo, and something that most would do their utmost to avoid.

What happens when one cuts loose, however. Does one lose the illusory self and become what one truly is? Many believe that it is to be avoided, for in doing so one is no longer oneself. But it could be far worse to become the mask, losing one's self in the process as well. Of course, there comes that need for self-control so as not to alarm everyone else to the extent that it becomes difficult to do anything without people fleeing in terror...