FIRST DECEPTION LASTS LONGER.

                   They say first impressions lasts longer but is that always the situation? Should we limit all our judgement and association with a person on the first contact we had with them? Do people still seem the same as the first time we met them?
                 It is not usually enough to judge people by the circumstances and occurrences of our first encounter. Most people carefully plan out their actions, attitude, speech, dressings and even seek out knowledge on the person of intended interest, so they will be able to effect an alteration in their behaviors and actions.  All these pre-meeting activities may be labelled as fraud since the behavior are not as a result of natural response to situation, rather they are pre-planned just for the pleasure of the intended human.
                  It is sometimes just apt to judge the skill, potential, character and entire persona of a person from just the first meeting. The concept that every human is a unique being with unique characteristics goes a long way to tell us that no matter the situation we find ourselves in,  a fragment of our true selves surface.
             
                      We may argue that it is not enough to judge us by the actions we engage in at first contact because, we are not immune to emotional conflicts, stress and misconceptions about issues. Everyone deserves to be given a chance to let their potential unfold after all, not everyone gets to unveil their true intentions and potentials under stressful situations.
                     We can also argue that meeting someone for the first time reveals the strength of their character and tolerance for people's principles, values, beliefs as well as mannerism.
                  The first contact may be or may not be enough to judge the strength of character but the bottom line is that change is after all the constant thing in life.  A person may become different from what we assumed them to be at first contact depending on the experiences, challenges and emotions they have been exposed to. A person may seem the same even after all the challenges, experience and emotional conflicts because of their resilience.
               The earlier we realise that people's first contact with us can be a manipulation or deception well planned out, the better we are at handling discords that arise from opposing views and attitudes.
            The sooner we set principles on association with people from our first contact with them, the faster we set a reasonable and productive goal for our interactions.
            The concept that change is inevitable and humans are not immune to it is just the reminder we need in relationships with people but let's not also be Swift to forget that the way we act under pressure & emotional conflicts is part of the fragments of our character and existence.
             Alas!!! I am still at conflict with my inner self so tell me , is first impression enough or we need the element of time to unveil the true character of a person?