"The Affected Life"

   You never really know how much you affected someone you met at some point in your life, until they tell you. By the same token, first impressions, though long-lasting, aren't always precise. Sometimes you have to look far below the surface in order to see what’s really there, what your eyes could never see. Not every person comes packaged in a way one would assume is accurate. Sometimes a person’s public persona isn’t who truly who they are. While other times, it’s even worse.

     Something miraculous happens when you read. You learn things; without even knowing it. That has a side effect of making you more intelligent, because when someone asks you something, you can tell them facts, rather than opinions. With quiet intelligence comes some sort of self-assuredness. It’s projected whether or not you flaunt it or shroud it. It’s the confidence you have in the way that you walk that make others take notice of you, if they’re astute in their perceptions.

     At times, it can make you appear intimidating, even when you’re the one feeling intimidation from others. It’s that first impression that can never entirely be shaken, until you share part of your story with others. That’s when you discover how much you affect people. Sometimes those you allow to become the closest to you end up betraying you in the most heinous ways imaginable. Have yet you realized that perhaps there is more to me than meets the eye?