I don't feel any need to play the role of the clown,
In my private life I take a break from humor.
- Gad Elmaleh
- Gad Elmaleh
I was always told, not everyone has your best interest at heart, even the
closes of friends could be the ones plotting to take everything you have.
Now while I
personally believe that's a bit of a stretch because I don't surround myself
with such people, the same can't be said for everyone else. For the longest I
had the problem of thinking that everyone I surrounded myself with made the same
sound decisions I did when it came to people they put in their life. Boy, was I
wrong for having that train of thought. That's the major problem with being an
optimist sometimes when choosing friends.
Now granted I
learned that lesson years ago, what I did learn recently was that having a
private life is all the more important in today's world. With social media
basically taken over the way we communicate, a lot of people blurr the lines
between what should be known to the masses, and what shouldn't be known. For
instance, when people go through things, they make status' on Facebook divulging
information not needed to be known to friends list. On twitter there are a
series of tweets that shouldn't be shared with the timeline, most common
referred to as "tweeting through it". Then there is my all time favorite on
Instagram where they either post a meme or a fake deep comment under a picture
of themselves.
Now whatever
floats your boat or gets you over the situation, then by all means, do you.
Because at the end of the day, it's your life, and it's your social media
networks, you can do whatever it is you feel like. But I have to remind people
of the coming fallout over that. Never mind the fact that you probably make
yourself look crazy or undesirable to a lot of people with each new message.
Then there's always your digital footprint, the internet logs every single thing
you do the time you connect to the internet.
For me having that
sense of privacy goes hand in hand with not having to answer annoying questions
from people. I've noticed that one thing people like to do is spark up
conversation, and since they THINK they know who you, they like to
throw out stuff about situations or people that you have long since moved on
from. Now that's what grinds my gears. Having that personal life bubble for me
means that I don't have to answer that question, nor do I have to strike up
meaningless conversations that I don't care for in the first place.
Now I will admit
that I go overboard sometimes with not telling people parts of my life. But if
that means that I have to do that in order to not have those annoying moments in
life that seem to happen far too often these days, I'll happily take it. That's
just how I want my life to be setup. In addition to that, I really don't want to
know other people's personal problems as well.
I know that seems
pretty messed up, but hear me out.
I'm a "cut the
shit" kind of guy, meaning, I don't like when people dwell on things they
shouldn't be dwelling on. I like to find solutions to problems immediately, and
be done with the situation. Now while that may point to the character flaw I
have dealing with patience, I'll gladly take that then hearing about the same
situation over and over because the person at hand refuses to learn from their
mistakes or simply likes to complain for attention. That's not me anymore, I'm
not built to do with the small nuances in life right now.
I think for me to
have great working relationships with friends, family, coworkers, anyone, I
HAVE to have my personal life kept under wraps. I am not the same
person I am with friends than I am with myself or when I have a girlfriend in
private. That's where people misconstrue a lot of things with me. I know I'm an
outgoing person, who can make all these jokes and people feel good about
themselves. But in my private life, I'm the complete opposite, as should be. And
just like my quote from above says; I don't feel any need to play the role of
the clown, in my private life I take a break from humor.
What do you think?
Should your private life be private, or should people know most aspects of it?
Until next time guys.
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