Tag: masquerade

Go back to the 15^th Century and you will find that this was when Masquerade Balls began, people wearing masks at public events. It gave people the opportunity to pretend to be someone else, to behave and speak differently, even opening up the way for crime and lewdness.  Many films feature heroes and villains in masks such as The Mask of Zorro, Darth Vader, Phantom of the Opera and Batman.   Whilst it may seem ‘fun’, it is essentially deceitful.  Double lives have been lived by spies, bigamists and those using social media to groom the vulnerable.    To what extent would you agree that we all have lived behind masks at one time or another?

• ‘My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring’ – Prince William