For - @daily.prompt/18-february-2025-mariannewests-freewrite-writing-prompt-day-2651-a-reputation
Every human being on earth lives three types of lifestyles: physical life, social life, and secret life.
Your physical life is how you present yourself—how you dress, how you carry yourself. Your social life is how you interact with others, including what you choose to display on social media. But your secret life—the life that no one sees—is the most defining part of who you are.
It deeply bothers me when I see people living a false reality on social media just to prove a point. Many portray an image they cannot sustain, but they fail to realize a fundamental truth: your physical life does not define you.
Someone can step out of their home looking decent, enter a club, and transform into a completely different person. Why? Because their physical appearance is just a mask. Your social life does not define you either. You can create any illusion you want on social media—claiming a status, a lifestyle, or an identity that is far from the truth.
What truly defines you is your secret life. That is where your true character is revealed, the part of you that exists even when no one is watching. But here’s something many don’t realize: even when you think no one sees you, there are always unseen eyes watching—whether people, consequences, or God.
Your secret life is shaped by your spiritual life, by your connection with your Creator. It is in your secret life that you make choices that will eventually manifest in the open. Nothing done in secret remains hidden forever—sooner or later, it will come to light
That is why the world can celebrate someone who, in reality, is living a double life. A murderer can package himself well in public, flaunt wealth on social media, and instill fear in others, yet in secret, he is a killer. A prostitute may disguise himself or herself online, but when you see them in private, their reality is different.
A reputation or Lies?
Your secret life is the foundation of everything great. Every breakthrough, every creative idea, every life-changing decision starts in secret—from deep thinking, to planning, to execution.
So this year, make it a priority to work on your secret life. Let go of habits that weigh you down. Fight against attitudes that hold you back. Refine who you are in private, and in time, your true self will shine through. Because in the end, your secret life is the real you.
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