'Knock knock'
'Who's there?'
'Someone completely different to you'
'Again? But you knocked here yesterday, and last week, in fact, you guys are always knocking at my door. Tell me, Is there anyone out there similar to me by any chance?'
'No'
'Right. Ok. Good bye.'
*locks and bolts the door forever*
New job. New responsibilities. New limits being pushed. Everyday I'm being watched. Everyday I'm being tested in something I know very little about. Everyday I'm being exploited to things that I couldn't have imagined happened before. How can these people do it like that?
Quick holiday needed. new people, new place, new way of thinking. Strange, weird, what are these people all about?
Back to work, back to normality, back to what I'm used to.....I look around me, but what an earth? What are THESE people all about too?
Hello? Where are you? Anyone one out there? Anyone just like me?
Have you ever put yourself in a new situation and felt alone? Alienated? Wish things were like they used to be, comfort, similarity, and familiarity, the same old same old?
Yes of course we have all been there. Whether it is being promoted, or going away to foreign places, or even moving far far away from everyone you know and love. I can say that in my recent life, everyday has been a challenge so far. And On top of that, I'm being constantly reminded that my purpose, my main reason behind everything that I'm trying to accomplish, seems not to be shared by any other person in the same situation as me, doing the same thing.
And so With everyday that I'm growing in these new situations in my life, the same thoughts keep appearing. And the main theme of these thoughts are ..... Why am I so bloody different?
I left England 2 and a half years ago. And I must admit, one of the reasons why I decided to go was, even in such a diverse, multi cultural and open thinking country, I couldn't find anyone or place with similar thinking to me. I thought, well it's time to explore the world I live in while I can, and on the way I'm bound to find people who have similar values and morals to me, the world is such a big place after all.
And so off I went.
And now I can safely say that, after traveling the world and living in multiple different countries, that situation still hasn't changed. Everywhere I go, everyone is so different and no one is the same as me.
Then I start to ask myself these sort of questions.
Should I keep moving and still have hope that I will find like minded people?
or
Should I change myself to fit in with the crowd I happen to currently be in at that particular time? Change my reason for doing things? If I did, Maybe life would make so much more sense.....
But After some contemplation, my answer was only this.
NO
Look outside your window. The rain must be rain, to fall and water the trees. The trees must be trees to grow the fruit. The fruit then must be fruit, sweet and delicious, to attract our attention to eat it. We must be us to drop the seeds to start the cycle all over again.
The birds must be birds in order to bless the air with beautiful harmony at the break of dawn.
The mountains must be mountains in order to allow the water to flow down, creating rivers and lakes from which we can all drink from and thrive.
And the stars must be stars, so we can gaze at their beauty, never truly understanding their power, but having faith that they will make all our wishes come true.
If they all did the SAME thing, and had the SAME reasons for doing them, the world would eventually stop turning.
So here's my message to you.
Even if no one else does what you do, thinks like you do, or shares the same values as you, from the bottom of your heart, BE YOURSELF. your special self. Do what feels right to you and what makes you most happy, without caring if it is similar to what other people are doing.
This is your gift to the world. Give it and the world will give back to you.
And at those times when you feel that there is no one that understands you, remember these words:
I am here alone. Not to be alone. but to shine with what i am.
I am not an outcast that no one wants to listen to.
I am a unique individual, with a unique purpose and a unique message to spread.
I was born with this soul, this way of thinking, not to change it to be like everyone else, but to offer it to the world, to make it a better place to live in.
And so here I am. This is how I think. This is how I feel. This is what I want to do and why I want to do it. And This is my gift to you all.
With my hands, I give you my heart, and crown it with love.
Quick holiday needed. new people, new place, new way of thinking. Strange, weird, what are these people all about?
Back to work, back to normality, back to what I'm used to.....I look around me, but what an earth? What are THESE people all about too?
Hello? Where are you? Anyone one out there? Anyone just like me?
Have you ever put yourself in a new situation and felt alone? Alienated? Wish things were like they used to be, comfort, similarity, and familiarity, the same old same old?
Yes of course we have all been there. Whether it is being promoted, or going away to foreign places, or even moving far far away from everyone you know and love. I can say that in my recent life, everyday has been a challenge so far. And On top of that, I'm being constantly reminded that my purpose, my main reason behind everything that I'm trying to accomplish, seems not to be shared by any other person in the same situation as me, doing the same thing.
And so With everyday that I'm growing in these new situations in my life, the same thoughts keep appearing. And the main theme of these thoughts are ..... Why am I so bloody different?
I left England 2 and a half years ago. And I must admit, one of the reasons why I decided to go was, even in such a diverse, multi cultural and open thinking country, I couldn't find anyone or place with similar thinking to me. I thought, well it's time to explore the world I live in while I can, and on the way I'm bound to find people who have similar values and morals to me, the world is such a big place after all.
And so off I went.
And now I can safely say that, after traveling the world and living in multiple different countries, that situation still hasn't changed. Everywhere I go, everyone is so different and no one is the same as me.
Then I start to ask myself these sort of questions.
Should I keep moving and still have hope that I will find like minded people?
or
Should I change myself to fit in with the crowd I happen to currently be in at that particular time? Change my reason for doing things? If I did, Maybe life would make so much more sense.....
But After some contemplation, my answer was only this.
NO
Look outside your window. The rain must be rain, to fall and water the trees. The trees must be trees to grow the fruit. The fruit then must be fruit, sweet and delicious, to attract our attention to eat it. We must be us to drop the seeds to start the cycle all over again.
The birds must be birds in order to bless the air with beautiful harmony at the break of dawn.
The mountains must be mountains in order to allow the water to flow down, creating rivers and lakes from which we can all drink from and thrive.
And the stars must be stars, so we can gaze at their beauty, never truly understanding their power, but having faith that they will make all our wishes come true.
If they all did the SAME thing, and had the SAME reasons for doing them, the world would eventually stop turning.
So here's my message to you.
Even if no one else does what you do, thinks like you do, or shares the same values as you, from the bottom of your heart, BE YOURSELF. your special self. Do what feels right to you and what makes you most happy, without caring if it is similar to what other people are doing.
This is your gift to the world. Give it and the world will give back to you.
And at those times when you feel that there is no one that understands you, remember these words:
I am here alone. Not to be alone. but to shine with what i am.
I am not an outcast that no one wants to listen to.
I am a unique individual, with a unique purpose and a unique message to spread.
I was born with this soul, this way of thinking, not to change it to be like everyone else, but to offer it to the world, to make it a better place to live in.
And so here I am. This is how I think. This is how I feel. This is what I want to do and why I want to do it. And This is my gift to you all.
With my hands, I give you my heart, and crown it with love.
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