The Real Me

"Can you see the real me, can you, can you?" (Pete Townshend)

Spending hours with old and older friends over the course of a couple months brings the realization that conversations with them are never new. Highlights and lowlights might be over-, de-, and under-emphasized, but the conversations themselves have been going on for years. And, if you pay attention, you'll learn that some of these friends, especially the honest ones, have more insight into the real you than you do yourself.

Good for them for keeping you honest, for simply calling your bluffs rather than pushing you off of one.