Logistical limitations of acceptance
'Acceptance from others' often alludes to a sense of ease one experiences in being around them. How freely can one move around, look around or into their eyes without a sense of embarassment, sing what comes to mind, say what comes to mind, ask for what one needs, without fear, shame or guilt, and be met with a response that appreciates and fulfils one's need as opposed to a response that doesn't acknowledge or meet one's needs. With the hope of true belongingness in someone or somewhere, one tends to assume that there would be someone, or somewhere, where one could be wholly his/her true self; that there would be 100% acceptance and no more suppression, censorship, or diplomacy - that there would finally be honesty, and truth. In moments of hope combined with cynicism, one tends to think "are the relations where we can't be ourselves even worth it?". The questions one should ask oneself in such context are - - What is our true self ? - Is there any ...