Thursday, December 07, 2006
Be yourself
Pud,
I observe people and it seems that everyone is composed of 9/10 of themselves, but that extra 1/10 of their personality just isn't there.
Know what I mean? Why is that?
Steven
19 years old
Dayton, VA Steven,
People stop being themselves around the age of 14. That's when everyone tries to assimilate and be someonethey're not. At that age we're more concerned with what other people think of us, than what we think of ourselves. To put it into your language, we're 1/10 ourselves.
Everyone outgrows it to eventually become whole. This is why you never see a 90 year old man trying to pretend he's something he's not, just to "fit in." Same with 2 year olds.
This is part of the maturation process. But the problem is that people mature at vastly different rates. The people who grow out of it fastest generally have siblings of similar age of both sexes, and parents who treat them like real people rather than kids.
Furthermore, kids who outgrow it early generally become more popular in school. I could get into more about why popular kids are popular, but that's not within the scope of this question.
Anyway, we all know people who are constantly trying to impress us and say "just the right thing" all the time. It's irritating right? They'll outgrow it. Varies for everyone.
I was 24.
Pud
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