When you wake up every morning, what do you see? is it that alarm clock blaring in your face, letting you know you only have so many minutes before you're going to be late, and that you only have so many hours in a day? Is it a recollection of the dreams you slumbered through last night, wondering how things that seem to have no relevance to one another seemed to make so much sense in your head the night before? Is it a picturesque view just outside your window as it invites the light of a morning sun into the room, bathing the walls in a soft, warm glow?
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and honestly, while that is true, then why do we spend so much time comparing ourselves to others? Why is it that we can't just sit back, crack open a cold one, look off into the distance and simply enjoy what you see, and not others? I suppose this is overgeneralizing a bit, but if everyone embraced themselves like they embraced each unique feat of nature, maybe we would all get along better.
Think about it: Individuality is a beautiful thing. We love it so much, that we pay through the nose to get to see it. You won't find the great wall in Italy, and you won't find Niagra Falls in your back yard; but yet we always think that for some reason a post card on the fridge might just do the trick, when in reality, we all know it barely scratches the surface. So while we're spending our days catching up on the latest gossip on Kim or Lindsey Lohan, it seems like a lot of people like to build around the trends, scandals, quotes, and dirt that they broadcast to the media...why?
Why do so many of us sit back and watch others live life, and devoid ourselves of our own personality, when there is quite literally a world out there just waiting to be explored? You know that nosebleed section Miley ticket you might have spent over $100 on, just to see her dance on an Escalade? Why not a day trip? I'm not saying that someone is ignorant if they prefer a Half-Naked 23 year old to the stunning views of the Chicago skyline or the tranquility of the north woods of Wisconsin, but, I mean, what's the big fucking deal with "celebs" anyway?
Before, we looked up to celebrities because they were role models; someone that understood the concept of "leading by example". Frank Sinatra became a household name, not because he wore a tuxedo, but because he followed his passion, which inspired like minded people to do the same. Now though, the people we consider "celebrities" just don't seem that way; but let's not get the naysayers all heated up about this, because as I mentioned before, this is not a generalization.
So take the advice from either me, or someone you look up to: be yourself. Stop following trends, and start setting them. Everyone is under the impression that following a trend makes you "cool", and, i'm sorry, but that just isn't necessarily the case any more. Set your own trends and go out and experience life on your level. You never know what you'll learn.
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