“Never
change your originality for the sake of others
Because
no one can play your role better than you
So
be yourself. You are the best.”
“Some of us
know the story of a girl who said that she realized that even if she were the
greatest plum in the world, somebody out there in the world would be allergic
to it. So, in order to gain the relationship, she decided to become a banana,
hoping that a banana lover would come. But with time she realized that he
changed his taste and went away. Then she decided to become an orange. After a
while the orange lover too left her and she decided to become a grape fruit.
That was when she realized that, from being the greatest plum in the world she
became a second-grade banana, then she became a third-grade orange, and then
struggled as the fourth-grade grapes. That was when she realized, in order to gain
the friendship of the world, she was losing herself in the process.
She realized that she should remain the world’s greatest plum. Many people may reject her, many people may not want her, but, one day a plum lover will come and accept her for who she was and, in that relationship, she can blossom .Remember, if you trade your originality in order to gain anything from the world outside, sooner or later, you will lose what you have gained from the world, in order to regain your originality.”
In our adolescent years we don’t have a mind of our own. We tend to do what our friends do. Mindlessly we follow them, not realizing that we are walking aimlessly in a blind alley and there may be a pit at the end, into which we can fall and bruise ourselves. There may be certain things that we may not approve of, or do, by ourselves. But, in order to please our friends, and to be included, we agree, knowing fully that it is against our value system or the culture of our family.
Just pause for a moment when you are not sure of your decision.
Think…
This has saved thousands of people from destroying their own lives.
Develop a strong value system that will prevent you from falling a prey to a world that will keep tempting you. Have standpoints that you will stand by all your life. Else, you will fall in life.
Protect yourself, rather insulate yourself from those who can have a wrong influence on your life. Don’t keep yielding. You will no more know who you are. Get your adolescence right and thereby your life right. Don’t change your personality to please anyone. Maintain your originality. That is what makes you different and unique. You are the most important person in your life. Don't live by a social script. Write your own script.
“Your value does not
Decrease
Based
on someone’s
Inability
to see your
Worth”
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