Between the Layers

"Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep while doing it"


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Have you ever picked up an onion and hold it in your palm? It does feel as solid as a basebal ball, doesn't it?
Then, you picked up a knife and peel it off, layer by layer, one at a time. Slowly. Each layer seems so filmsy and fragile, very unlike the onion itself.

It's the same with people. (I know, I know.. it's cliche but Cat still has to write it down in order to get rid of it from her mind). Sometimes you see a person who seems so confident, easygoing, cool and who is always laughing. Someone solid and without a single worry. Someone who seems to attract crowds wherever he/ she goes. And..to put it bluntly, you either say to yourself..'I want to be like that!' or 'I want him/her'.

Blinded by what you see, you might have forgotten that 'not one person in this world is perfect'. Everything and everyone has a flaw (be it minor or major). What you is is only the public figure. There are layers and layers of the individual that you have not yet seen: fear, courage, anger, kindness, patience etc.. The combination of things that really matters.

It's not only the other person. Each of us have our own layers of onions.. oppss.. personality. Sometimes, we hide our true selves and are so wrapped up in layers of onion, hiding whatever defect that we have. Sometimes,  we are afraid of our own feelings that we chased people off, trying to save ourselves from getting hurt. And maybe.. trying to see if there is anyone out there that has enough patience and endurance to peel the layers away. To finally see us as we are and are not afraid by what they see.

When things start to make you panic or when you feel like you do not really know the person standing in front of you, it's time to take a deep breath. Choice is yours : To peel or not to peel , that is the question. Or, just avoid using onion in your food... at your own risk :)
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(Dragon, having a crush on Donkey, is cuddling him)
Donkey: [desperately talking] I don't want to rush into a... physical relationship... I'm not that emotionally ready for a... uh... commitment of this... uh... magnitude!  Huh! Hey, that is unwanted physical contact! Hey! What're you doing? 


Okay, okay, okay... let's just back up a little and take this one step at a time... I mean, we should really get to know each other first, you know, as friends or maybe even as pen pals, you know, coz I'm on the road a lot, but I just love to get a card... 

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