On being “two-faced”.

Someone on my facebook News Feed liked the Marilyn Monroe quote ”If you are gonna be two faced at least make one of them pretty” which led me to think about it. Cheeky thought if you ask me but one that is deep, dark and true. Whoever reads this quote definitely smiles inside because they know it’s right.

But I found myself asking another question. Are we all two faced? Is there not a single person who is genuine and true? Have we all become hypocrites in one way or the other? Surely, this cannot be true right? In my mind, I for one know it’s not true. Everyone is not the same and not everyone is a hypocrite.

So what exactly is being “Two Faced”? According to me (and most of you will agree) being two faced is all about acting differently in different places with different people to benefit from it or benefit from them. On one side for example you will want to proclaim to the world that you are a good friend to someone and at the same time, you will want to backbite the same person you call your friends at the drop of a hat by gossiping, bitching or discussing things about him/her. 

But why do people enjoy such a thing? Why do they indulge in it in the first place? Do we not care of what the other person will feel if he/she comes to know? Or are we too concerned about our “image” to not even care about our friends or family? 

This is something I don’t understand and at the end of the day makes me think about people’s intentions. Maybe Marilyn was right, if we are going to be two faced, might as well make an effort to make one of the faces look pretty and good so that there is atleast a false sense of well-being. It may be a wrong thought but it’s something we have to live with today.