Little windows. That’s all a blog really is. Someone from the outside peaking in through the glass to see if anything interesting is going on. The kids said something funny. Or happy news like a birth or a marriage. It’s kind of like if you are walking down the street and catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of your eye as you pass a window.
Should I go look?
Sometimes you keep going and others you stop and go over to see what’s going on. Sometimes the window is clean and clear and you know exactly what is happening. Everything is right there transparent for you to see. Some may let the glass get a little bit dirty so that not every fine detail can be seen. While others may opt for curtains or blinds to keep even more information from filtering out.
Maybe they open the window and let you have a slightly clearer picture or perhaps they may invite you in and show you more then one tiny portal into their world can show you.
Do I go in?
Once you enter you may find that the inside may not be as shiny and clean or even as dirty and obscured as you thought. There could be troubles you are unaware of, that they don’t speak of. Out of fear…out of pain…out of habit…
Once you enter the portal you start to strip away layers. Layers you may not be ready to face or accept. Can you handle the difference? Do you want to handle the difference? Are you ready for the raw emotions that come from peeling those layers away? I’m sure some say they are…even though in reality they aren’t.
It’s easy to portray that everything is perfect to the outside world. Little spit and polish as they say and you can shine up that window while you move everything you don’t want seen out of view of it. You never really know until they let you in completely.
