Untitled.

Are there any ways to really come to terms with oneself? People are constantly saying "Just be yourself", and "You're unique", when in actual fact we aren't.
Alright, there ARE differences between everyone. Many differences, in fact. But underneath that veneer of "character", that layer of "identity", that sheath of "self", lies a core that craves acceptance, and normality.

Or does there?
Many people do NOT want to be similar. They want to be WHOLLY different from everyone. They do things - to others and themselves - that "normality" would spit on. They do insane things, just to stick out as apart from the herd. Sometimes they just break rules.

The crunch is, where would I place myself?
The truth is, I don't know. I don't want to be so different as to be herded into a cage, given a loincloth to wear, and put on display for the delectation of the masses. On the other hand, I don't want to be Average Joe. I want to be someone. I want my own identity, and I want that to be accepted. I want to be able to do the things that I want to do. I want to be able to say the things I want to say. I want to be able to know the people I want to know, and to interract with them as I want to interract with them.

Suppression OF self BY self - or even by others - is truly a melancholic thing.
I only hope it's not too late to change.

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