Picking a quote to share

     My teacher wants us to pick a quote that means something to us,and share it. Harder than it sounds. There are just too many things that mean something to me. I'll share one of them,however,I will be sharing more later,tee hee.  For my first one,I looked to Aesop and his fables,which I grew up reading. Particularly the story of The Dancing Monkeys. It's about some monkeys that (you guessed it) danced. They wore rich clothes and masks,to look more human-like. They managed to fool most people,but one person decided to create some mischief by throwing nuts on the stage in the middle of the monkeys' performance. The monkeys immediately began to tear their clothes and masks off and fight each other for the nuts. At the end of the story is a moral...-"Not everything you see is what it appears to be."- and that is the quote I chose. Because it is true,that just because you see something doesn't mean that's what it really is or appears to be.
    
Anyone can appear to be something they're not. You can see the most scruffy looking person,in rags,dirty hair and body,with an awful odor,and judge them poorly because of their looks;however that person could be the most loving,caring,humble,helpful person you'll ever meet-if you take the chance to get to know them. It goes along with,"Don't judge a book by it's cover." Ok,so I put up two quotes,lol. But they seem too similiar to pass up showing them both. Not sure who wrote the second one though. Anyway,for example, a person can be head of a church,school,or other respectable organization,and be looked upon by a lot of people who think that just because they do this or that for the community,that means they are a good person. Not true. What if that same person comes home,and does unspeakable acts behind closed doors? Same person,two sides to that person. Or the so called 'father of the year image" where the father is an absolute monster to his family at home,then acts like he's this wonderful person who wouldn't hurt a flea to everyone else. Looks can be very deceiving.       

     These quotes mean a lot to me because at one time or another(or for years) I experienced people like these examples describe. Just a warning to others that you can't just take everyone the same way. And just because someone looks nice,doesn't mean they would never do anything to hurt the ones they are supposed to love and be loved by.