*Warning*

may contain traces of cynicism

In reading a fellow bloggers’ words about Peter Sellers and his… how to phrase it…how to phrase it… “eccentric” character I can’t help but notice the disparity between the advice  I’m currently being  bombarded with from all directions, telling me to ‘stay real’, to be myself, to be unique and the fact that, with the current technological advancements, every online forum is -by making it so damn easy-  encouraging me to make myself appear perfect for my fellow online generation. With the click of a button, (or perhaps a few in photoshop) I can make myself the modern Marilyn Monroe (there goes another alliteration) within seconds.

So what’s the verdict? Be me? Or change myself based on the forums I use and the alternative impressions I choose to give. I mean, it’s just so damn easy. Why not? It would be fun to play dress up for a day..to deviate from my normal character and become another…I’m not saying try to perfect my self and my physical appearance. Rather, I’m wondering what it would be like to adopt a unique character. I think, without consciously knowing it, we all play dress up; I’d go as far as to say we do it every single day of our lives. You’re going in for a new job as a bank manager, so you purchase a ridiculously overpriced suit that you’d never otherwise wear, you comb you hair back with some ridiculously overpriced hair gel and you can’t forget the ridiculously overpriced briefcase filled with a whole heap of nothing but a desire to impress. This I don’t have a problem with.

Not to go all philosophical on you but the reality seems to be that we live most of our existence lacking certainty as to who we really are. But why is it we’ve been trapped in this ancient way of thinking? Why does the person we are have to be some kind of static and definitive type. We’re not robots. The world around us is always changing. Why can’t we change our character to adapt? I don’t think trying out different characters is a sign of lacking substance. Perhaps Sellers had it all right…