Life's appetite

Caught in a pawn of conformity

Posted by Unknown , November 11, 2011 9:56 AM

I've never really realized, ironic as it may seem, how similar yet so different we are to others. Fighting our own battles with all the same weapons. We face our own demons, have our own paths.. and still we conform to society's ways on how to deal with it. We struggle to make a difference in a paradigm of how people should live their lives. There are hundreds of labels these days, never given the chance to be unique without being scrutinized by piercing eyes, that expects you to follow a certain standard and pattern of what and who you are suppose to be. Being different and unique is what we're suppose to embrace and understand that each flaw and imperfection is what makes a person stand out, that our uniqueness of personalities and features makes us truly special.

How much of yourself are you willing to give away in order to have someone say that you're okay?, or be compelled to hide the real you, just so you can feel that you're no different and expect to have that connection to others?

If we hold back every time we are about do something that others may find weird and peculiar in their own perspective, we might as well live exactly like them. As i once wrote before, connecting to others would only be possible if we have the first most important connection of all, which is ourselves. What makes us who we are today are the choices we make, when it comes out good, never doubt that you deserve it, and when it turns out differently, its a blessing to make you stronger. Because at the end of the day, you are just being you.

"Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be." -Fannie Brice

Written by:
Rochell "Sam" Real