There is a common perception that only specific individuals possess unique talents or receive special treatment. I like to think that nobody is more special than the next, but at times this does not happen. Some people I have found like to take and take until there is nothing left to give away and then move on to the next person. The thing is I think that everyone can be special in their own way, but many do not think they are or know where to begin. I have seen both the good sides of love and companionship and the rough sides with lies and betrayals. Remember this is life where anything can happen. Now I have acted unless I am certain about someone to just keep a distance and keep building myself up. Life can be too stressful if you are worrying about the people, you have around. Remember everyone’s perception can be wrong so technically nobody would ever be right. All of us searching for answers in a world that offers one puzzle piece at a time. You have fill in everything yourself. When you are a kid, you cannot hide all the time because you are not the one in control of your life. When you are adult, you get more control and freedom to be around good things and block out the terrible things. The bad moments are when you lose yourself and know you missed a chance to show yourself, but you kept your mask on and missed the chance to shine. Peer pressure is real; don’t underestimate the desire for validation. I feel some people can get high off it like a drug. When taken to that kind of level I do not think it is a good thing. The truth always comes out no matter who tries to hide it. When you are around someone for a certain amount of time, they will not be able to keep themselves on guard all the time. That is why relationships fizzle out when you get to the moving in stage. You start to see everything about a person, including their true colors. Even if they are someone you cannot trust, this is the moment that will save you. People may have an agenda against you and while that does not seem fair think about it. How much do we like to control or can control things? The agenda to me seems to come from the power or control someone has over another. I wish I could control you to do what I want you to do. That is certainly one way to go about things. My value is where I try to have everyone win. The problem comes up when people want to put you into a box and you do not want to or you do not fit in the box, they are putting you in. You think to yourself I do not fit inside this box no matter what way I go in. That to me is a clear signal you must go somewhere you fit in like the last puzzle piece.