Why does it seem to be that one cannot live the life they want to live? Why must I live by others' rules? By the "norm"?
What if I don't want to do what's "normal"? Surely it's fine to live one's own life. As Robert Frost says, isn't the path less traveled usually the best?
It's more than just that though. I know that whatever I decide to do, I will be happy. After all, it will be my decision, and I will live with the consequences of it. But why must my decision, one that I'm making for myself, be met with disapproval from others? Why can't others realize that I am not the same as them... that I'm a unique individual, different in body, mind, and spirit.
The hard part is, though, that I feel like something is missing. I don't know what it is, but it's making me doubt myself and my own decision-making abilities. And wonder if, perhaps, "they" are correct after all, if I should follow the "norm" because I will be happier, because I won't regret it, because it's the "right" thing to do. It doesn't seem like it will be, but then why am I feeling discordant with myself?
What if I don't want to do what's "normal"? Surely it's fine to live one's own life. As Robert Frost says, isn't the path less traveled usually the best?
It's more than just that though. I know that whatever I decide to do, I will be happy. After all, it will be my decision, and I will live with the consequences of it. But why must my decision, one that I'm making for myself, be met with disapproval from others? Why can't others realize that I am not the same as them... that I'm a unique individual, different in body, mind, and spirit.
The hard part is, though, that I feel like something is missing. I don't know what it is, but it's making me doubt myself and my own decision-making abilities. And wonder if, perhaps, "they" are correct after all, if I should follow the "norm" because I will be happier, because I won't regret it, because it's the "right" thing to do. It doesn't seem like it will be, but then why am I feeling discordant with myself?
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