Self-consciousness

First time Karaoking. My throat is absolutely hoarse from belting out all those songs. It was great fun though. ~
It seems levels of self-consciousness can be deceiving. We think we know ourselves and the ones closest to us completely... But you can never truly know a person until you have witnessed them in a life-threatening situation. ~ Sure, your best friend might be all bravado when it comes to being courageous, but have you really seen what they will do when really threatened? When forced to make life-or-death situations? ~ True, most of us lucky individuals never have to experience any such harrowing experience. But does that also imply that most of us never truly find out the depths of who we truly are, and what the people who mean the most to us are capable of? ~ A shame? Or a blessing? ~ It is likely we do not even want to know. Yet, curiosity pushes us to extremes, does it not? And we all know curiosity killed the cat, after all... ~ Not that I would ever be brave enough to try, to test myself and others. But I am always prepared should someone else want to test me. ~
A strange post today, admittedly. But it is getting late. Must be the after-effects of spending five hours in a closed room wherein reigns a lingering smell of smoke. Disgusting and mind-addling. ~ Good night, all. ~