If you frequently browse friendster profiles like me, you would see that there are a lot of things in common with people around you. They may not know each other but you will wonder why they have common likes and dislikes, aside from common friends.
One thing I noticed lately as I browse profiles and even blogs, a lot of people I know hate "plastics." My curiosity had me searching the net for the definition of plastic. (all though I know what it means) According to what I got, it was derived from a Greek word plastikos which means "fit for molding." Plastics are capable of being shaped accordingly, from bottles, plates, containers, films, and a lot more.
Now, plastic is also a term commonly used in the Philippines to refer to other people. It is used to refer to people who are capable of being good in front of someone and then become the total opposite when that someone is not around. It is probably used that way because plastics are molded on whichever way, just like how a plastic person can make him/her self project however they want.
I agree that being true to one's self and to others is all most always necessary for relationships to grow. However, I cannot completely agree that being plastic is such a negative attitude. Not that I am plastic my self, or that I tolerate plastic people. Nonetheless, if you will try to understand how you and the people around you behave, you may understand why they act as such. Probably, you will realize that in one way or the other you acted the same way. That you were, or probably still are plastic up to now.
I cannot speak for everyone, but at least I can speak for my self. I had been plastic at some time because I chose to be. Yet, it's not something I did for the sake of pretending. I chose to show only my best to some people because I knew that not every one can understand me at my worst.Aside from that, I had to be that way to prevent any fights or misunderstandings. But then, it doesn't mean that I wanted to fool anyone. I just had to control my negative side.
You may even think that this is about me defending my self because I am plastic, or that I have people around hating me. Honestly, I know for a fact that I am brutally frank a lot of times. That is one reason why there are those who hate me, and not because of being plastic. One thing I am sure though, is that I don't want anyone to hate me anymore. Just like I don't want to have hatred in my heart anymore.
After all of what happened to me and my family in the last few months, I learned that anger and hatred don't lead to anything good. So, if you will hate people because they are plastic, brutally frank, liars, prettier, sexier, stronger, smarter, or whatever it is, there's nothing good that you can get.
Maybe it's about time that we stop hating plastics, and just accept that everyone is God's creation. Everyone, whether good or bad, is only answerable to God.
