Gosh, it has taken so long to get this one. Not get this one. Get this one. And I'm still walking towards that day when I GET this one. Truth be told, that probably won't happen until my 80's or 90's.
It's ok to admit that it takes a lifetime to slowly figure out and accept things the way they are. Accept us the way we are.
We grow up with layers of other people's expectations and beliefs and approvals and rejections. It takes a while to peel back those layers to see who we are. It takes a while to realize life sometimes doles you more rejection than approval. That not every word directed towards you is affirmation or encouragement. That it's really ok to be unique and quirky and unusual and...you.
Where I disagree with this quote is that we can't forget everyone. We can't. We're a social society full of individuals who all want to love and be loved. And, nothing ever gives us the right to treat people terribly just because it's "who we are". What this does mean, however, is that we can forget the idea that complete approval and absence of judgment is how we live. But, in the midst of unwarranted and necessary judgement, still just be yourself and know that others views of you don't lessen or diminish you.
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