A friend of mine wanted to know how you can see a person as they are and I told him to look for a Honest Moment. He looked puzzled and I explained it to him...
A Honest Moment is when a person is caught without any of the masks or filters they use to deal with the day-to-day throng of humanity. An example would be when a friend of his was interracting with a small child. She didn't think anyone was watching and her face relaxed and a honest smile crossed her face. As soon as she noticed that someone saw her in her moment, the mask and facade went back up.
In a Honest Moment, you can see the potential of a person, their happiness and their sadness. Their rage dancing with their fears. I learned that people want others to think of them in a certain way while totally not being true to their essence of self. If you are lucky to see a person's Honest Moment, you will most definitely see what I mean. A photograph can rarely capture a Honest Moment but it does happen.