Society imposes much on us. It's stressful initially, but we've gotten so used to masking it and living out an alternative image of ourselves that we fail to recognize the power we have to use a lost self-consciousness, resurrect it, mold it, and shape the true character we were destined to have. An aligned character gets us closer to an aligned life - one of awareness and necessary agility, but one that never compromises the secret you hold, your unique character. Either you learn to master your image or others will do it for you.