"We follow people; We act as they say.
Scared of being rejected; We follow their way."
When I wrote those lines, I was at the age where peer pressure was the strongest influence. Sometimes I gave in; sometimes I stood up for myself. Along the years, among the lessons, one of the things I have learned is that I don’t have to be scared of rejection. Heck, I don't even have to try to please everybody. And if I want to accomplish something in life, I must first strongly believe in myself. Do I have to do what others do? No. I will dare to be me, I will:
Do you?
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am slowly learning this...
ReplyDeleteMe too, Sayantani, me too... :)
DeleteYou bet I do :) Never had the feeling that I must "belong" in the sense of doing everything everybody else does - this is a good reminder and I like the star of the piece - you cute strawberry :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Priya, shows your confidence!
DeleteAnd my strawberry is saying "thank you!" ;)
You nailed it very well. It is true, if we don’t believe in ourselves first then no one will ever will. I faced the same problems years ago. I felt, if I just follow, the trends than be myself then people would accept me more. I was wrong. I should have stood up and be myself rather than portray a person that I’m totally not.
DeleteStrongly agree with you :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sayali!
DeleteThis post was an indirect message for my siblings. Honestly, I hope more youngsters understand what I'm trying to convey.
Your blog's name SPUSHT itself tells all about you.how dare and strongly believed you are ..great!! it do need lots of courage and strong will to dare and then ready to handle rejection if any..that's what I truly love about the new and young generation...Love you dear for this :)
ReplyDeleteAnjana, your comment kept me smiling all day. Thank you so much for the appreciation. Even I'm learning these lessons gradually and hope to spread the positive inspiration around :)
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