THE GRAY AREA

Have you ever heard of the term “The Gray Area”? I first came across it when my friends were talking about a strange situation wherein there’s this guy and this girl who like each other, act like they like each other, but never admit to any of it. They’re apparently considered to be in the gray area. I even Googled the term, It’s actually a real thing—I checked. It made me wonder about what it’s like to be in this gray area situation. I mean, is it nice there? Do people even know they’re actually in the gray area? When people figure out that they’re in this limbo like space, do they try to get themselves out of it?

I’ve never been a fan of being in such an undefined space or situation but I know it happens, even to the best of us. Sometimes it’s a good thing and sometimes it’s a bad thing. Sometimes, because of uncontrollable circumstances, people have no choice but to stay in the gray area. Other times, people can actually choose to take themselves out of the gray area. I would most definitely choose the latter but the former is simply unavoidable.

So what do you do when you’re in the gray area? Well, if you can get yourself out then, by all means, do it. If there’s no way out then all you can do is make the most of the time you have stuck in this undefined space. There are some people who like it though. This whole staying in undefined situations appeals to them. This, of course, depends on the situation.

By now, you’re probably wondering why I keep going on and on about this “Gray Area” term. I guess I’m just trying to figure it out. I’m trying to figure out my opinion on it. My mind is going in so many different directions but I find myself going back to the same train of thought about how society pushes us to define ourselves.

You can’t enter a room full of people without knowing who you are. Take something as simple as your occupation, for example. If you practice medicine then you’re a doctor. If you practice law then you’re a lawyer. But what about people who don’t do just one thing? What about people like me? I’ve experienced mixed reactions to this one aspect of my life. When I tell people that I am an entrepreneur, stylist, blogger, and model they either get amazed at how I manage to do it all or become curious as to how I ended up this way or (this one’s the worst) give me a long speech about how I should focus on one thing.

I tell people about my occupations because they ask and not because I want their opinion on it. Does having one too many jobs put me in the gray area? Or does it mean that, no matter what I do, there’s no way I’m gonna end up there? Either way, does this even matter? I mean, do we have to define everything or is this just something people do because everyone else does it?

Now, this whole post seems like it’s in the gray area. I don’t think I even defined what this is all about. But, you know, that doesn’t matter. It shouldn’t matter. None of it does.

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