The Lemonade of Life

Personalities are like making lemonade. In my experience, there are two ways to squeeze the juice out of a lemon. The first is to cut the lemon in half and put pressure on it until it is devoid of juice. The second is to use a juicer. A juicer is a device that is used to squeeze lemons by depressing them into a conical center. It usually contains a filter of some sort that stops the seeds and excess pulp from getting into the juice. You end up with a lot purer mixture containing more juice and less pulp. In day to day interactions people use personality juicers. They don't put their whole being out there for fear of rejection. They hold back certain aspects of their personality and act in the way that think they should act or that they feel the situation warrants. While this results in a “purer” more polished self, it is not who the person really is. He or she is missing the raw part that makes them human, the true, unique facets of their personality, the pulp of life. It's only when you are with someone who loves you with completely unconditional love that you can let your guard down, that you can just be you. Then the unfiltered pulpy you comes out. And then, life feels so much fresher, so much more wholesome. Everyone wants to be validated for who they are. No criticism, no jokes, just appreciation for what and who they have developed into. The worst time in a person's life is when they feel that they have nowhere to turn, no one who cares, no one who will just listen and sympathize. Some people don't like pulp but for me it is what gives life its flavor. Here's to hoping that we all find that special someone who will appreciate us whether we are Original, Grovestand or Homestyle.