Hello stranger,
I was planning on putting this post on hold until later because I have to study for an exam (again) but then I thought I'd just do what I do best... Procrastination and cramming. Excellent for a future topic. Well it's not like it takes me hours to write a post, does it? I better pick up my pace then. See? This is another advantage of having a blog over having a diary. (Still have full respect for diary writers.) The fact that you can put your thoughts out in a very short time. I think writing takes a lot longer. Before you can finish writing a sentence, you've already forgotten what you're supposed to be writing next. I write slower than most people, and when I try to write faster my hand gets really sore. Which is why I think blogging is very handy.
Anyway, today is about you, and me, and others. So what do you generally think of other people? Do you go by stereotypes in terms of looking at people? I think going by stereotypes is fairly unavoidable. I'm not saying that it's not avoidable, I'm saying that some people try to avoid it, but it comes out anyway. And believe it or not, it turns out to be true most of the time. But stereotype or not, it still comes down to how YOU see yourself. Would you care if people ever labelled you? Do you care what others think of what you're wearing? What they think of you?
If I were to answer this question, I'd say it depends. Because you know you only really care about the things said by the people you value the opinion of. I mean if you found out that your best friend thought you had bad breath, that'd really get to you wouldn't it? If someone you really like only sees you as a friend and nothing more, there'd still be that tiny part in you that would get hurt no matter how hard you try to hide it. Although there are no doubt, some things that people may say that could really cross that boundary line. At those times, you won't really be able to stop it from getting to you. But what you can do is remind yourself that you don't live to impress anyone. You live because you were given the chance to. You only live once = 'YOLO' (unless you believe in 'reincarnation'). And life's too short to care about what people think.
I know, it's easier said than done. That doesn't mean you can't try. For me, I think it is very important to make your own mark. Being different is always good. People who say it's not are probably just jealous because they can't pull off something others can. I don't understand why some people have to try so hard to fit in. What's so good about fitting in? If you fit in with everyone else in the crowd what would happen to your individuality? You'd have none. You'd end up being 'just like everyone else'. I don't want to be like everyone else. Do you? Maybe some people would choose to. But I strongly believe everyone deserves to feel special in their own way. Don't let anyone else tell you different.
So that girl thinks what you're wearing is a total disaster, that guy thinks your hair is a total mess, why should they care? Why should you care? You don't live for anyone but yourself. I'm not implying for you to be a total rock of a person. All I'm saying is that, sure, some of the things that people say can hurt you sometimes, but that doesn't mean it's true, or that you have to beat yourself up about it. It means you exist. And people see you. It doesn't give you a reason to change who you are. When you know you deserve much more, take it. Don't think about anyone else. It's good to put yourself first sometimes.
Tomorrow: Practice Makes Perfect
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