- wearing something new
- the seed inside of peaches
- being your own person
Being your own person may seem like the very obvious thing to do. Let me assure you, if you think this you are probably wrong. Individuality tends to be the road less traveled. I give you a notable example from the one and only Ralph Emerson: "It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." Proof that writers aka the least ignorant people in the world, have taken notice of the world followers. Not saying it's a crime, because it is not physically written anywhere not to do so. It does make a difference in the way you live your life. Would you rather make your own decisions and reap the rewards and face the consequences, or follow your mama duck and feel emotionless? Just saying.
There are a few times in life that stick out to me in particular as times that individualit is at its lowest. First off the dreaded middle school years. When you fear any inmperfection or difference in yourself, scared or anything that someone could pounce on and make you the laughing stalk or the weird kid. In middle school you try to blend in and follow the leader, but at the time you are completely content with your decision. You call your friends and ask them what they are wearing, you get ready together to avoid wearing sommething weird, if someone made a miniscule comment about your shoes being dirty you would convince your parents to go buy you new ones. It is critical to become your own person at some point. The sooner the better, but some people take longer to learn themselves and find out what they like and don't.
At the point that you find yourself, and are an individual, you will be that much closer to happiness, and content. Unfortunately there is no lightbulb or confetti cannon to go off when you do. It is most definitely a process. A life changing one. It may be scary, but from the things I have seen in the world, as an individual you get a lot more respect than as a follower. It may not be right away, or even acknowledged. People are envious of confidence, people are also naturally drawn to the trait. So whether it be tomorrow, or a few years from now. Enjoy the ride, learn about yourself, and please never be afraid to be yourself, because until you reach that point you wont be able to change a thing.
"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." -Steve Jobs
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