Yet we may not feel that way at all. Or our mask may simply be unattractive. Any of these characteristics may be so strong they distract others from seeing us as we really are. And keep us from seeing ourselves rightly. While we think traditionally of a mask as a face covering, some of us have body masks.
Cosmetic surgery can remove the physical mask, whether face or body.
It works by altering the symbols, revealing our underlying essence. As our body shifts, our psychological mask falls away also. We become more whole. In this manner spirit follows form. We suspect such a psychological transformation occurs because the feedback alters.