As I was going about my business today I started thinking, that every little thing I do is usually rooted in fear. That's right, fear. I'm not talking about a phobia or a fear of dying or any of your stereotypical fears, I'm talking about being scared 24/7 that other people won't approve of what I'm doing. This fear comes from constantly yearning and expecting myself to be all things to all people.
Human beings are by nature, selfish, so I'm all for some piety in our society... but it gets to the point where we're sacrificing our thoughts, ideas and goals for others. We spend our lives trying to live up to others expectations or even what we imagine their expectations are. I for one am constantly aware of how other people see me and live in fear of their opinion. "If I don't put this away or if I park here or don't take this class so-and-so will think less of me." I am so tired of being, as my girlfriend calls it, a "slave to others emotions." As of today I'm going to do my damnd'est to keep others in mind WHILE living for myself. After all, I'm not Mother Theresa, and neither are you.
So I encourage everyone to remember who they are and how they want to live THEIR life. Because life is to short to live for anyone else.
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