Following my outburst from a few days back, I got to thinking about a couple of things. You know how actors always say they keep a tight set of people from way back because it keeps them grounded? Well I've always thought that was some cheesy crap that they thoughtlessly throw in during interviews just to say that they haven't let success get into their heads, but the events from last Saturday night pretty much rectified my view on the whole thing.
Although my experiences are in no way near the success stories of these actors, and are in fact pointed at the opposite direction, the "grounding effect" if I may call it that of the "tight set of people from way back" is still the same.
Because they have been there even before I added all the drama and pretense into my life. With them I hardly have to worry about being called maarte because of the way I talk or code switch. I like how alcohol, cigarettes, people bashing, and dirty humor aren't prerequisites for us to have a good time. I like how conversations aren't restricted to the shallowest of things (although we do go there too), but can comfortably transition into things that matter. I like that we at least share the same basic faith. I like how nothing's a performance - how I don't feel the need to fit in and to measure up to some sort of standard. I like how there's no judgment passed on me for just being myself or for totally not being myself.
And that's why I love this group.
They remind me of who I am. The me I actually like.
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