How many times each day do you mean to say one thing and say another instead because you're worried about what others might think?
How often do you wake up in the morning with one idea in mind for what you want to accomplish, only to find yourself doing something else because of social pressures or personal anxieties?
Do you dress the way YOU like to dress?
Do you listen to music YOU like or follow the herd?
Are you working the job of YOUR dreams or the job of someone else's dreams?
In this industrial era, many things are mass-produced. Therefore, although many say "you should be yourself", "do your own thing", "follow your dreams", or "believe whatever you choose to believe", it has become more complicated than ever to do just that; be yourself when others want you to be mass-produced. In other words, follow the herd; do as the others or, more specifically, what the masses do.
But no lifetime, no matter how successful, will be truly rewarding or happy if you cannot learn to love yourself and be yourself.
Therefore, while it may seem harder than ever, it can help to remember that all of the life quotes about being yourself come from famous writers, philosophers, businesspersons, and celebrities throughout history who have struggled to find their identity, just like you!
Be careful when you blindly follow the Masses... sometimes the ''M'' is silent.
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