Just be yourself

It’s a paradox. We should be our authentic selves to be true to ourselves, and yet many people don’t want the authentic. It makes you seem so ordinary. They want the glossed over version. They want who they think you are (or hope you are) not who you really are. They want the illusion. I’m done with illusions. After a certain age, you stop caring. Accept me as I am, or don’t. I’m used to being alone to the point that I can’t be bothered with people and their illusions anymore.