More and more of us should be objecting to the way things are. We should resist the tides of fashion and think and speak for ourselves. We should not be afraid to say what we think -- to make the unusual choices -- and to live as we feel most comfortable living.
Peer pressure has no meaning -- because everyone is your peer! Every one's ideas are worth something -- and so are yours, and mine too! We don't need to be reassured; we only need to think and act in our own best interest. If we are kind and open to others -- our best interest should be similar to the best interests of those around us.
It's okay to rattle some cages, including our own. To think differently; to have a "perspective shift" that pulls us away from the expected; to act independently and forthrightly -- those are all good for us and contribute to our fundamental human nature. To be human is to be your own person -- amidst a crowd of people like you -- and not be afraid or ashamed of being different.
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