***Insight*** Being Rock, Not clay

It's sad really.
Sometimes I think people forget that they are people. Instead they just want to become part of "the big picture" to fit in with everyone else.

Society as a whole is so, uncaring, critical, and unforgiving. I don't understand why anyone would want to seek its approval. But that is understandable I suppose. One of a persons emotional needs they have is the Need to Be loved and Accepted.

However, some people have this need so extremely, that they completely strip themselves of their personality, of everything that makes them them. Then, just as a sculptor would do to clay, they let society mold them into something that society deems as "acceptable", "normal", or "cool".

Eventually, the clay begins to "harden." This new form becomes their new reality. That person doesn't know who they are anymore, they just know what society tells them.

That person would be accepted, yes, but some people might still not like the person. So, that person tries to adapt again, letting themselves once again be molded to try to please some of the other people.

But what if some in society still don't like this person? Will they continue to let themselves be molded, changing one form to please one party while losing the favor of another party.

"You can't please everybody."

Eventually, this person is emotionally and mentally lost. They don't know who they are. All they know is what they see in the mirror.

Who would want this reality? Who would want to seek the approval of everyone? Quite Frankly, there are people out there who you DON'T want to please anyways.

I have a strong testimony of being yourself, whatever that might mean. I have found, through personal experience that this is one of the keys to Happiness. Through being yourself, you switch roles, this time you are the sculptor. With your upbeat attitude, and confidence in knowing who you are and what you want, YOU begin to change those around you.