Misconceptions for Granted

I'm not going to start this post by saying "appearances are deceptive", or give the advice of "don't judge a book by its cover"… er… just did, didn't I ? Ah well! It just keeps repeating in my head, giving me a headache, making me confused, and ever more paranoid!

These two idioms are common and closely related, not just semantically speaking, but also that they are both 'overlooked' in spite of their wide consumptions! Can you honestly tell me that you do not 'judge a book by its cover' ? ... er.. okay, can you please go back and re-read the question emphasizing on the word 'honestly'?! …But I guess that takes us to another level, doesn't it ?!

... I'm not trying to get a rise out of anyone in particular, I just think that ignoring the appearance of somebody is like taking out one of your natural "defense mechanisms" or something! The bottom line is, appearances are not deceptive as much as they are apart of the person who projects them.

Of course to all rules, there's the rare exception, but I do ask you to look at the prevailing chances. … Still when you think about it, you find a lot of people here in my splendid country of Kuwait (!) who are committed to their 'religious' clothing, but… you can guess the rest…

It's merely my own opinion posted in my own blog :)