FEAR FOR BEING YOURSELFFear for being yourself is a common fear. A lot of people are afraid to be theirselves amongst their “friends” or other people. Why “friends”? True friends accept you for and what you are, your true self.
This brings me back to society. The society has very high standards. Excuse me, but the society isn’t entitled to putting standards for other people. If you are different from your friends or the society, well, that’s for them to accept, not for you to change. You shouldn’t worry about that. Nobody can judge you except you. Just because you’re different doesn’t mean your wrong or bad.
Don’t disavow where you come from, how you live, who you are out of fear for other people. Don’t suddenly do things you would never do, because the society set standards for you. The only person who can give you limits, set your standards, is you.
What I’m trying to always tell is that the only person that counts is you, in your life.
The moment you deny yourself and do things, be someone that isn’t you, is the moment you’ll get in serious trouble. Your friends, the society can leave you alone. And then, you are left standing in front of the mirror, looking into someone’s eyes and not recognizing it’s yours. That’s the moment where you know that you left your true self all alone in a corner for some sort of illusion that led you the wrong way and left your true self depressed.
Why should you fear being yourself because of other people? I won’t give you that answer, because this fear is a fear you should live without, so should also not think about.
Don’t be afraid for being yourself because of your friends. Let them go and open up for new friends who do accept you. Most important of all. Don’t be afraid for being yourself, because that is fearing for your life, denying where you come from, what your learned in life
The only thing that matters is you. We are all wonderful human beings, we just have to learn to appreciate ourselves.
Take that first step, appreciate yourself. After you’ve done that, you’ll realize that no matter what other people may say or think, you’re great, beucase you’re yourself.
June 6th 2003
