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Be Yourself
Even if it doesn’t seem fashionable…
We live in a time when the phrase “Be yourself” is famous. Printed on T-shirts, heard as the absolute quote, and published on social media. And yet, now, the world has too many human “photocopies”.
Some of the factors that contribute to this phenomenon are the over-promotion (by the media) of people who have only specific things to offer, the guidance on what is the ideal way to self-advertising, the deification of the image-making factor, the characterization of successful persons as idols, and the simultaneous lack of “supplies” given to young people for discovering their identity.
Why do people choose so easily
not to be themselves?
Surely, being ourselves is more difficult than imitating others. The path to self-awareness requires responsibility, work, continuous self-observation, and a willingness to pay the price. And of course, it demands resistance to all those external phenomena, stimuli, etc. that are designed to deter the individual from finding “who he/she really is”. Most people cannot find the strength to resist. But, is the easiest choice the one that really benefits us most?
People want to advertise, for example, their profession and spread what they offer. So far, so good. Then, they…
