Just recently, I had a weird experience when seeing old school friends. I had a great time in college and after I graduated I looked at myself and thought: people who knew me before college would not recognize me today. But after I saw down with a few friends for dinner one day, I realized that we were, fundamentally the same. There was no hesitation in conversation, even though we’d not seen each other in 7 years. My insecurities from high school were all present, the way I drew attention was the same, the way I told stories, and the way people laughed at some jokes was the same, the way I paid more attention to some more than others was the same; the way I interacted with these people was identical. Had I not changed?

And what I find interesting about this John Berger quote is that even when we believe we have full control over the we choose to interact with the world, the way I like to think I do (and believe is important to accomplish anything), your most intimate thoughts have a way manifesting themselves into your physical appearance no matter how hard you try.

I guess that is both subtle and obvious at the same time, which is why I don’t think I wanted to elaborate much farther in my original post.