Something Like a Phenomenon...

Many of us experience the pain of not being good enough. We get rejected by the opposite sex, defeated by the opposition at sports or simply fail to fit into our favorite pair of jeans. But what about the times when we are too good? Like when we are playing our favorite board game or singing our favorite song at karaoke night. The derisive stares from strangers, and worse yet, friends make you wonder if it is acceptable to excel. Sometimes we even withhold our true talents in order to fit in. Is that right? Or are we lying? It might seem harsh to say, but I propose that purposefully performing below our actual ability is a veritable falsehood. If we can't play our true selves in this comedy of errors known as life, why even bother playing at all?