I don't think I try very hard at lots of stuff. So when I DO try, it feels wrong.
No, wait, sorry, that's not the direction this was supposed to take. I was supposed to, and I will, comment on the insane need for appreciation.
It's just not normal how far people go to secure approbation from others. I'm not pointing any fingers here, I'm basically talking about my own self and also generalizing other people. Artistic license.
So why is it that everyone tries so hard? Heck, I try so hard even for people I don't know about. I mean, why else did I start this blog? Obviously so I could show off some sort of (non-existent) literary genius. I probably shouldn't think the worst of myself, but I'm such a sneaky little so'n'so that I don't deserve much better.
It's human nature to crave importance, right? There's this quote by Shakespeare about this and I don't remember the first thing about it. And I'm sure Freud had a lot to say about it too.
That's all pop-culture can do for you. Give you vague references to better things and leave you stranded. When I say 'better things' it's all about relativity, of course.
Getting back to the topic, if there is one, the question I'd like answered is if it's possible to stop. Stop trying to impress, stop trying to please. And I'm not just referring to those suck-up people who twist their own personalities to please others.
I'm talking about so-called 'independent' people. Even they do everything with a will to shock and impress, if not to please.
Can we stop it? Stop thinking about how others will react to our statements and actions?
God knows I've been trying to stop, and i just can't seem to shut that part of my mind down. I just have to modify what I do and say in accordance to what some specific person will think. That's the truth and I wish I could deny it, because thinking about it makes me feel so very shallow and weak.
3 comments:
Feel shallow and weak over human nature? Nay I say, nay. I mean, doesn't everyone twist their personality to some extent to fit in with others?
And I believe it's perfectly natural to long for appreciation, especially if you deserve it ^_^
Now update regularly, you hear? My beloved literary genius <3
Well yes people twist their own personalities, but shouldn't they...um...not?
Update yourself. Then you can ask me to.
XDDD
Touche. Or however you spell it.
Well of course they _shouldn't_, but bottom line is, they do =S
And maybe, to some extent, it's alright, right? I mean, imagine having to spend a day with someone who has nothing in common with you. At best, they'll _try_ to have something in common to talk about. Am I making sense? o_O
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