Let's burn our masks at midnightand as flickering flames ascend, under the witness of star-clouds, let us vow to reclaim our true selves. Done with hiding and weary of lying, we'll reconcile without and within. Then, like naked squint-eyed newborns, we'll greet the glorious birth of dawn;blinking at the blazing, wondrous colorswe somehow failed to notice before. John Mark Green
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Let's burn our masks at midnight and as flickering flames ascend Under the witness of star-clouds, let us vow to reclaim our true selves. Done with hiding and weary of lying we'll reconcile without and within. Then, like naked squint-eyed newborns we'll greet the glorious birth of dawn; blinking at the blazing wondrous colors we somehow failed to notice before. The quote is talking about how we should be more honest and open with other people. We hide our true selves all the time and only reveal what we want others to see. But in doing so, we hide a part of ourselves from the world and from ourselves. Once we’re done with hiding, we can be more open and honest with others, including ourselves.

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