Are we us??

When are we ourselves ? We might think that there are certain people in our lives in whose company we can let go of every inhibition and thoroughly indulge in what we believe is "ourselves".But are we really us ? Isn't there a shade of pretense, an effort to force mannerisms, and an over-powering impact of the environment? Don't we actually emanate insinuations of the person we want to be instead of what we actually are?

Ever seen a person sleep? I mean actually WATCHED them for a period enough for you to realise that beyond the helplessness ,vulnerablity and seemingly peaceful state ,there is a person with no guise. Well...there are dreams,there are nightmares and since it is the mind at play,I am not saying that we can rule out the possiblities of "dramas" there. Try waking them up gently.It is at that split moment of flight where one leaves his fantasy land and enters the world of chaos that he is HIMSELF. You can see it in the eyes,the realisation slowing sinking in as the mind is grabbed by the physical world again. "Sleep like a baby"...rightly said,very rare that your heart doesn't go out to them unless your ofcourse highly insensitive.