I've learned an important lesson in living life. Without living life to your fullest potential, meaning without living out who YOU are, as opposed to who you wish you were, you are contributing to a false society. You are contributing to the 18 million dollars a year MTV spends to manipulate us and make us who they want us to be.
We look at people around us, and how they all have it so together, and wish we had that. We wish we had that girl or guy, or we wish we had that job, or that friend, or those clothes... the list is endless really. But think about how many other people wish they had that same thing. Even the people who consider themselves "non-conformist" are still striving to find acceptance.
Who do we need acceptance from? Who says we have to change who we are to be accepted?
The youth group I lead worship for has the closest bond I have ever seen in any group. I've seen blood relatives with less love for each other. This isn't because they are all the same. This isn't because they are all jocks, or cheerleaders. Its because they have learned to be accepting. Every one of these kids has issues every kid has. Some struggles with family and finding love from them. Some struggle with pornography. Some struggle with things too deep for someone who isn't involved to understand.
Yet they all love each other. They have a deeper concept of acceptance than many people do these days.
And they are all themselves.
If you look at relationships, friendships, or otherwise, you realize that, without honesty, and without being who you are, there is a disconnect in the relationship. If you have a friend who won't open up to you, you know what I mean. There is a gap there, and you cannot fill it alone.
So be who you are. You will be with the most important relationships you have, so why not live who you are to everyone? Who else matters, really?
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