Masked

I wrote a blog post a few years ago about Rizzoli & Isles, an American police drama that is shown on Alibi, that we like watching. The series is based on books written by Tess Gerritsen. In the last few months I’ve been reading some of the books for the first time, just to see how they compare to the TV series.

I have enjoyed reading the books, but if you’re looking for the books to be identical to the TV series, you’ll be disappointed as even the characteristics of the main characters are a bit different in the books than the film, so that can be a bit confusing at times if you’re familiar with the characters in the TV show.

Anyway, this blog post is not intended as a review of Tess Gerritsen’s books.

In reading one of the books, I came across a phase which has stuck in my mind, probably because I can completely relate to it:

How easily pain can be masked by a smile, an upward tilting chin ~ The surgeon – Rizzoli and Isles by Tess Gerritsen

Yes, there are many who suffer physical and psychological pain on a daily basis, but who put on their public face, a smile, each day, and tell the world all is ok.

Today I just want to remind you that no matter how well you think you know someone, or how happy someone seems, they may be masking pain from you on a daily basis. So don’t judge others, especially not based on what you see when you look at them, as they may be struggling daily with severe pain. Maybe all these people may be looking and praying for, is a friend to share their feelings with, or just someone to give them a hug.