"Be unlike, not like."
Saturday, December 2, 2006, 11:45 pm
Saturday, December 2, 2006, 11:45 pm
Gabbing on:
"To be 'like', similar, or the same as, is to fit in and be accepted for meeting what is expected of you. You are not only acceptable but celebrated and even popular.
To be 'unlike' is to risk not fitting in and to potentially be seen unpopular. But it is through the 'unlike' and dissimilar filters that one more often than not will find originality, authenticity and personal meaning.
There are few positive rewards for being 'unlike' what is and has been before. It is often a lonely and solitary journey to walk an original path that is not accepted by the majority. But this is the road to self-definition, personal value development and meaningfulness.
Rarely are those that fit the consensus of being 'like', ever seen as inspiring, memorable and celebrated beyond the moments that they are currently living in. The mavericks of 'unlike' have left their mark on the minds, values and dreams of the generations that have dared to follow in their aspirations.
Each journey towards greatness is 'unlike' every other journey before it. It takes courage to walk the path of the unmajority.
"To be 'like', similar, or the same as, is to fit in and be accepted for meeting what is expected of you. You are not only acceptable but celebrated and even popular.
To be 'unlike' is to risk not fitting in and to potentially be seen unpopular. But it is through the 'unlike' and dissimilar filters that one more often than not will find originality, authenticity and personal meaning.
There are few positive rewards for being 'unlike' what is and has been before. It is often a lonely and solitary journey to walk an original path that is not accepted by the majority. But this is the road to self-definition, personal value development and meaningfulness.
Rarely are those that fit the consensus of being 'like', ever seen as inspiring, memorable and celebrated beyond the moments that they are currently living in. The mavericks of 'unlike' have left their mark on the minds, values and dreams of the generations that have dared to follow in their aspirations.
Each journey towards greatness is 'unlike' every other journey before it. It takes courage to walk the path of the unmajority.
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