the power of the image

And so is the power of the image.... I can't get over the fact that nowadays people are so consume with their image that they forget to be real. 

I love the fact that we have such a technology that allows people who are far away to shorten the distance, I am one to post images in my own page where I share with my family and friends vacation times, celebrations, etc.

But in this era where image has such a power, people feel compelled to go as far as they can to introduce themselves through this media and share an amazing amount of pictures of themselves, posing in all kinds of positions, as if they were actually selling something. The images then extend to the messages left for others in a section called “my status”. I do not get it! Where is that people lost perspective of how important may be what they do or not to the rest of the world? Where is that people lost sight of when would it be appropriate to announce it to the entire world, (as if we have such an importance), what are they doing, where do they go, what do they eat, how do they spend their free time? I mean, who does really care?

For example if it is somebody’s birthday, why not just go and post in that persons wall the nice happy birthday message without having to post in their own site “today is such an such b-day…” is not about them right? Or is it?

Images can say many things, but the one thing that these images really tell nowadays is how self-centered people are.

We cultivate an image, and in this media, the public media, we feel the pressure to be “pretty” and we live up to that expectation. Young people that post a picture that is showered with comments of how beautiful you are, translates into success. Young parents post pictures of their children (young girls or young boys) and they even label it as “my beautiful child!” or “isn’t she a beauty?”

Funny thing we tiredly tell children and ourselves that beauty comes from within. I guess we forget that the pictures are not a real image, or a complete image of who we are, and what we do or think may not be that important to others as we wish to believe.

Sometimes I have asked my self how come people don’t post their pictures when they just woke up, or at the end of their day, when they look tired and sorry for themselves?

Image… who you really are? Is that your image or is that you?