Origins

esse quam videri

Not American, nor French, nor German, but Latin. "To be, rather than to seem to be." Think about it. The lives of many focuses on the latter; which in itself is sad. We need to be, not seem to be what we are not. In today's society, it's all about the life we portray. I go against that. I walk into a place or meet someone and they get me as I am full on, not that which I seem to be.