It’s fun to dress up in a fancy dress. I remember the parties my parents organized at home to celebrate Mardi Gras, when I was growing up. Some friends would come wearing huge masks of “Laurel” and “Hardy,” of “Don Fulgencio,” one of the most famous comic strips in Argentina, and many others. There was always much harmony, and everybody, both children and adults, had a great time trying to discover who was who.
Over the years, I’ve found there are other kind of masks that don’t bring or convey that same joy. I feel I’ve come to understand in a certain degree what Christ Jesus meant when he warned his disciples, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (Matthew 7:15).
The truth is those false prophets are never people or things, but mental suggestions that frequently bring fear, envy, stubbornness, a sense of inferiority, or helplessness, and many times make us feel sick or sorry for ourselves.
