Outside/Inside

"Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.” - Sydney J. Harris

The outside is what everyone sees. They see the way our house is painted, how clean our car is maintained and what clothes we are wearing. Some may see the inside, but only a select few. We do not allow strangers into our homes, we do not give rides to those we do not know and we will not disclose the contents of our hearts to just anyone - if anyone. The inside is protected because that is where we are most vulnerable. The inside is guarded because that is where the treasure is buried. We keep our valuables within our homes, we lock our cars and we keep our secrets to ourselves. So, if the inside is where we keep what is most precious, why do we spend so much time maintaining the outside? Our outside is temporary. Our inside is eternal.