How do you see yourself? - by Pat Obilor


 Good morning Sunshine!

The other day I was going to post a picture and I find myself scrolling through hundreds and trying to find one good one that looks almost sublime and it got me thinking… We may agree or not, we are sometimes all about the appearance. How we are perceived by others, how we want to be seen and felt… and experienced especially in digital eyes. 

So for this reason, consciously or unconsciously, we pre-choose and re-arrange, repurpose and reconstruct our looks, our words and our writings… to present ourselves in a certain lovely, savage and hopefully acceptable way that may arouse affection, admiration and social empathy. 

Now, there are so many examples to this assertion but a good one will be how we have hundreds of pictures in our phones, like I described earlier… but when we need to post, we keep scrolling until we find the best one that we think looks good to us, you know… the picture that pachage you, and may get you many likes, comments, algorithms etc… if that’s the aim! 

So now this is the bold thing in all of these! 

Let’s assume you decided to be courageous enough to allow your phone choose your photos through some AI, or you just close your eyes and post the first picture in your gallery, what will happen? 


Will it still represent who you are? 

Will it make you feel comfortable? Or Vulnerable? Unliked or liked? Etc…


The truth is, how the world sees you is not as important as how God sees you, and how you see yourself. No matter what you reveal out here, and the pictures you decide to share, the words you write or speak, you know who you are and what you do in your closets, so you cannot deceive God or lie to yourself. 

In that light, let us continue to live well and live right in God’s grace, of course. Amen

My name is Pat, a Nigerian born UK based creative expert, and ethical content creator working in the intersections of Art, media, Technology and lifestyle. Ire o! #patspiration #patobilor #digitaleyes #whoareyou? #iknowwhoiam #relatablecontent #randomthoughts #vlogs #youtube #contentcreation #madeforimpact

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