Acceptance
Friday, February 17th, 2006Watching my most favorite TV show, Smallville, got me to
wonders. Clark and Lana’s relationship has been going down the drain because Clark was holding back about telling Lana about his
secrets, that he is different.
The part that always attracts me about Superman series is
watching Superman trying to fit in as “normal” human. What kind of issues does
he have trying to be a normal human? How does he deal with friendship? How does
he deal with love, relationship? Etc. Knowing that an almost invincible person
searches for an identity and sometime struggles being a human makes me somewhat
relieved that it is “normal” to have doubts trying to fit in, to go on living
with the rest of the world. I know Superman is a fictional character, but it is
still kind of nice for me to watch all of that. ![]()
I guess every person in this world at some point will have
to face that battle trying to be accepted as a unique individual. However, I
think and I believe that the hardest battle a person will ever have is accepting
his/her own self and be happy with it.
A friend once told me that you need to like yourself, you
have to love yourself to be happy, and everything else will follow. If you’re
happy with yourself and if you accept yourself the way it is, no matter where
you are or what situation you’re at, you’ll always be able to fit in. I guess
the whole idea of fitting in is feeling happy about being yourself in any surroundings.
If you’re already happy about being yourself, then wherever you are, you’ll
always “fit in” ![]()
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Of course social pressure will always be there. There will
be time when you think you’re expected to be just like everyone else. But that’s
not true, it is okay to be different, it is okay to be unique, and definitely
it is okay to be you. There will always be doubt, questions and uncertainty; that’s
normal, and I think that’s where friends and families fill in the blanks. A
friend does not force you to be different. A friend is someone that accepts you
the way you are, so you just have to take the first step in recognizing the
individual inside you and accept it. Then gradually you will be able to project
who you are as is. It will be hard to accept another person when that other person
has a lot being hidden, right? ![]()
I too need to learn a lot about the stuff that I said and do
it. You are not alone ……….. ![]()