When You're Afraid to be Known

If fear of other people's opinions unsettles you, consider the merciful gaze of Christ.

French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, in his essay "The Look," wrote about the discomfort of being seen. His thesis is that hell is the unbearable experience of someone else looking at you, thus putting you at risk of being known

According to Sartre, hell is the inability to control what others think of you—being unable to hide your sins and secrets from…