Humans are fascinating creatures.
I sometimes wonder if certain behaviour patterns are hardwired into people. And they only emerge when a person feels comfortable enough within a certain group to... let the barriers down and show their true self. I watch... a lot. I'm constantly surprised by how much people can change over a period of time. Sometimes disappointed, too. But then I start to think about whether you ever really know someone, or whether you only see what they want you to see, based on how comfortable they feel in showing themselves. And how what people what you to see, and who they actually are... can sometimes be very different.
I don't know, it's just... interesting. The more you observe someone, especially someone feeling more... accepted, over time, the more you sometimes see they weren't who you thought they were. Or who they wanted you to think they were. And the more your feelings about them change.
There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Sometimes it saddens me to see people I respect cross that line. And I wonder if it was always there, just... hidden.
