Dr. Seuss, the genius behind many of our favorite children’s
books, once wrote, “Be who you are, because the ones who care don’t matter and
the ones who matter don’t care.” To me, this is a profound quote, something I can
easily say I find applicable to my life.
I believe that if someone demands that I morph to their
ideas of what I should be then that person does not accept who I already am,
they have no respect for my opinions or my convictions. They become ties that
bind me down and cages that trap me to a certain perspective rather than
allowing my own views to blossom. Life is infinitely more fulfilling when you surround
yourself with friends who support you unconditionally and treat you as an equal
rather than a child that requires reprimanding. Of course, parents and adults in
general are necessary as guiding forces, but not as judges.
So many people will go out of their way to please others and
to retain their affection. These types of people will be careful not to step on
any toes…but why live your life to satisfy others? As I discussed in my
previous post, no one can uphold the plethora of expectations set before them
by each and every person they meet and to even attempting to do so would be
inevitable disappointment. People can tell you to be or do enumerable things
but what possess us to think that we are by some means compelled to obey? “Those who care don’t matter,”…those who condemn
the unique and wonderful characteristics that make you who you are should have
no weight in what you do.
And as Dr. Seuss implies, good friends do not mind how you
are and what you do. My best friend and I were discussing this recently; we
said that people can judge us but we will never change just to please them. We aren’t doing anything wrong by being
content with our personalities and each other’s as well. I hope for all of you
who read this will take this quote to heart <3
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ReplyDeleteI love your post! You are such an amazing person just for being yourself, and never forget that! Although I question when you say, "Of course, parents and adults in general are necessary as guiding forces, but not as judges." what is that fine line? Such a thin line is easy to cross-over and back. People will always try to crush you for being yourself, but that is all we can be. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your quote; Dr. Suess is a genious:))) To start off Dani, good job on not conforming to others wishes, I love the way you are:)))I like how your topic can relate to everyone bacause people will come across this problem and will have to decide which path they'll take, pleasing others or themselves.Its true that being yourself will make you happiest because you're so comfortable; everyone needs to overthink their decision and think, choosing to stick with pleasing themselves because it'll be the most beneficial to themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe quote you picked is truly wonderful. I'm a bit sad that I am not really familiar with Dr. Suess. I wish I grew up knowing who he is. I agree with what you said. Here's the problem with me, I tend to change myself sometimes because of what people says. I am not talking about my personality, but my appearance. I take great care of my appearance. One thing I need to learn in life is to free myself from a cage. I love you Dani. :D
ReplyDeleteIf someone does not like you, they simply do not respect you. As easy as that. So everyone should be themself all the time and get the respect that they lead. Caring what other's think is a waste of energy but everyone does it, it's natural.
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