In a world which is in a constant change, staying true to yourself and developing a personal inertia is one of the most powerful tools one can develop. Although the pressure to change coming from the outside can be felt on a constant basis, resisting the urge to seek change can offer peace of mind and a chance at happiness. This article will try to unearth why it is important to know, accept, and be proud of who you are.
Every individual is unique and this is one of the greatest gifts of nature. Throughout our lives, our goal is to conserve that uniqueness and give it extra dimensions. It is perfectly normal to take pride in who you are, even if your personal page is filled with flaws and defects. However, our entire life is a battle to preserve what to have and to avoid diluting our self into the great mass we call humanity. It might sound strange, but survival as an individuality is one of the basic human needs. During WWII, extermination camps used various means to inflict mental pain by stripping away all elements that gave identity and defined the perimeter of a person. De-personalized, detainees were easier to control and even created less compassion in the hearts of those ordered to kill them.
One way or another, keeping proportions, today’s society is doing the same thing. From the moment we make the first step into the sun, those around you will try to tell you what to do, what to think, and what to feel. Because we humans are social animals, the instinct is to accept those suggestions, and act according to them. A big part of that is far from being novice and we call it education. However, when the invisible reach goes too far we no longer talk about education. Conditioning might sound not so bad, but if you take the time to dig up all the implications you might be surprised.
Society conditions us to act according to its laws and accept the invisible system. More or less, we are talking about the role of pawns. We work all life, support the public system, act according to the instructions which come from an invisible mastermind, and generate little to none opposition. It is true that we get almost everything we need. A fine line is crossed when society steps up its guiding role and becomes a formwork, containing all of our energies and initiatives, and suppressing freedom.
The online environment is the best example to take a closer look at. You might think that you are who you are with all that freedom around. The truth is that you are dealing with a closed system. Everything that is written in social media or mainstream traditional media is there for a purpose, largely to educate your consumer habits. Big numbers often stand between you and the genius, yet unpopular idea you might have. Individuality lost the battle against the masses when the “like” as a tool for social validation was introduced. Your voice is heard and seems legitimate only when is put next to that of other thousands.
In this modern era, we like to enlarge things and make them more obvious. Individuality and the sense of self is no longer satisfied with the traditional boundaries and seeks inflation. As a direct result, we attach appendices and accessories, decorating the self with superficiality an excessive color. Our beliefs and principles are often left in the dark when it is much easier to put other thing on the table.
We tend to define an individual by the products and services he/she likes, falling in the trap of our consumer-based society. The car you drive is by far a more popular topic of conversation than what is your opinion on the origin of life. Of course, this is an extreme example, but is comes to show that we prefer beautiful lies instead of uncomfortable questions.
Staying true to who you are is an excellent decision one might take. However, some attentions needs to be focused on the original premises that molded the self. In most of the cases, we are dealing with an empty box in which the environment has put whatever appeared to fit.
Love this post. While I think most people (or I’d like to think) know the importance of staying true to themselves, it’s always nice to have a reminder every now and then. Authenticity all the way, and nobody is perfect so it’s important to embrace the flaws and flaunt the good! 😉 Thanks for sharing xo, sharon
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Nice post. I love it. Thank you.
Great post dear!
Have a nice day!
Emma
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Well, your post made me think of how internet changed the world and the human being in the last few years…in a good way but also in a bad way…I’m not sure the good is bigger than the bad
hope we won’t loose ourselves in the online jungle
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This post is truly amazing! I love it! Thank you so, so much!<3
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Doing little self-checks on who you are + making sure you are staying true to that is so key! Great post!
-Ashley
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So insightful. It can definitely be difficult to stay true to yourself with all the outside noise.
xoxo
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Yes! I love this post! It’s so true. Each individual offers something to the world!
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Beautiful words of wisdom! So good to read this!!!
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I think it is very difficult to stay true to yourself. There is so many distractions and so many influances from outside these days. Thanks for sharing!
Happy Monday!
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The law of inertia states that it is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. That is, an object at rest will stay at rest, unless it is acted on by an external force. The same is true of an object in motion. Think of a soccer ball lying on the ground. Thanks for details to share .
Hi, very good article.
Thanks for sharing keep up the good work.
Wonderful post and beautiful writing! Unless one feels good in their own skin the outside world can sway them, in my opinion. We see this all too often now.
From the moment we take our first breath those who raise us mold who we are and who we become ultimately. If praised and nurtured rather than ridiculed we grow up with a strong sense of self. If not, we stand the chance of being controlled by others, losing all sense of who we are.
This post resonates with me. It’s so true that the one thing we all bring to the world us our uniqueness!
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