Be yourself
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| Michell Raduvha |
v Who
they are
v Your
morals, values and principles
v What
you wear
v How
you talk and walk
v Your
views and mentality towards life
Just to adapt to:
Ø A
certain lifestyle
Ø Certain
friends
Ø Fashion
etc
Yes it is fun to keep up with the latest
fashion, music or even trends but how did it come to a point where modernity
changed who we are, how we treat others differently because they do not fit
into a certain lifestyle. South Africa
has shown and proved to be such a diverse country with different languages,
races, beliefs and cultures, so how did society lose themselves to modern
culture. Read more
Youth has become fake and copy cats of modern
culture and the process has lost respect for themselves and others. Too many
young people are misled due to pressures of modern society, which leads to:
Depression
Anxiety
School drop outs
Becoming anti-social
Drug and alcohol abuse and
sadly
Suicide
Tools
to life
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| toolstolife.com |
I would like to end of with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make
you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Enjoy your heritage !!!
i do agree with you, many people end up changing who they are, because of having to keep up with the latest trends, keep up is not a problem, but losing yourself it is, i always try by all means to let those trends adapt to who i am, and not completly losing myself
ReplyDeleteThank you for the advice,i realy appreciate it, you know sometime what makes us to all be the same is, we compete with our fellow young people we don't accept our uniqueness,if we do the world will be a better place for all of us.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, I have tried to be somebody that I wasn't only because I wanted public acceptance and to be love. The things that I was doing were quite contrary to who I am, later I realised that I was wasting my time because of trying to impress people that do not have value in my life. But, the reality is that the pace of our modern society brings out the characteristics that mimic Attention Deficit Disorder, which makes you look like an attention seeker. So thanks for advice and I am certain that this will help other learn to accept who they really is
ReplyDeleteI just want to highlight something about self-acceptance. we are constantly discovering our selfs everyday until we die. what one can do is to be happy with what they have and stop stressing on what you can't change especially now since we are students. things like looking like nicky minaj or been thin like the famous Bonang Matheba when you fat and don't exercise, etc...
ReplyDeletePart of what makes modern society is that it is filled with people of varying characteristics. If everyone was the same how would we progress as a society and as a race? So thats why I also think it's important for people not to conform to what others want them to be and to be their own individuals.
ReplyDeleteI believe a human being is constantly changing they must never stagnate like a stream a humn being must keep flowing like a river so they remain fresh in this way they can be a source of inspiration. Like bruce lee once said take what is useful discard what is useless and make something that is distinctly your own.
ReplyDeletewhats the point of pretending to be what you not, i guess people are driven by social trend and lifestyle arond them. We living in a meterial world and our hearts flow with the music.
ReplyDeletebeing yourself is the best thing to do to avoid being something your not hey. Vaue and love yourself then everyone else will accept you for who you really are:-)
ReplyDeletepeople change who they are because of having to keep up with what is new and out with the old, although changing is not a problem at all but fact remains that you have to be yourself
ReplyDeleteWhy change for someone else? You knowwho you are and what you want. Always be yourself the person next to you just have to love or hate you. At the end of the day you came alone in this world.
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