Well it’s been a
month… I would not be writing this blog if I hadn't got shingles and
tonsillitis so I guess you have that to thank for. I decided that I would write
a deep blog post today because I want start doing them with some sort of topic
where I can share my experiences and then just say what I've learnt from them.
Mainly because I can’t think of much else to talk about on this thing, however
I am a strong believer of making the
best out of bad situations (note that I currently have shingles and tonsillitis
or just generally in a lot of pain so it’s also a bit of a distraction). So
without further ado, I don’t know why I just said that, I hate that phrase so
much but oh well, the topic I'm going to talk about is changing to fit in or
for society.
This is a really big issue that I think many
people experience in so many different ways. All through my life I've experienced this in lots of different situations. The main one that I find has
happened at many different times through my life so far is being called posh.
First of all I want to make one thing clear… The
definition of posh is a) elegant or stylishly luxurious b) its origin is early 20th century.
WE ARE NOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY. I'm anything but elegant or stylishly luxurious. Sorry, enough with the
rant but I've honestly been called it enough times that I actually started to
believe it. Don’t do that; never let other people tell you who you are. Don’t let
them win.
My second experience MUSIC – everyone has their
different tastes right? Well so do I. I’ll keep it short though. Both my
parents listen to classical music. Now I don’t know how people in my class back
then knew but whatever, they did. It got to the point where it was one of those
end of term parties, everyone had their separate roles I was given making the
playlist. When the ‘populars’ realised this they immediately said that all I would
do was put ‘posh classical’ music on and that the whole thing would be ruined.
So yeah they were the main two things that have
kind of been holding my true self back. Until now, true friends accept who you
are so if people are making you change they are trying to turn you into
something you’re not. Don’t change for anyone, ever. So as the saying goes…
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