Doing What you Want to do

Life is full of mistakes and lessons. The best thing we can do is learn from our mistakes. My topic is simple: Its your life! Don't let ANYBODY tell you how to live it. Do what YOU want to do and be yourself. Imagine what it would be like if everybody did what everybody else was doing. Life would have no variation, and everything would be consistently familiar. Sometimes I see that people are embarrassed to be themselves so they undertake drastic measures in order to make other people approve. If somebody doesn't like you for who you are, then its a shaky bond between friendships. I used to be somebody like that, but then I realized it isn't worth it.

It all started back in grade four, when I first started to understand popularity, I was unsure about other peoples opinions. Worried about my popularity, I completely changed changed from the original me. When I was that age and before I dove into all of the drama, I was an extremely smart, solitary boy. I enjoyed being by myself and playing with army men in the back yard. I never cared when people made irrational judgments about me, I knew that what I was doing was what I cherished. However, those days were gone and I became less and less self-assured. Other peoples opinions impacted me and I lost my childish values. I found that I never had any pleasure without army men or toy guns. Hardly anyone played with army men in grade four. Unique as I was, I gave it all up to have a shot at being popular.

Was it worth it? Absolutely not. In some ways I don't regret it, friendship is the best thing you can have. The fact is, I was with people I had nothing in common with. We all tried to be wanna-be bad asses. I didn't fit in, but at the time I thought it was cool. It sure felt like it. Roaming around causing petty mischief was the way to be. I never understood that when you have to try so hard to become friends with someone, its not natural. Besides, if the people you're socializing with have nothing in common with you, why be their friends? Its simple to understand.

The one main message from this story is that being yourself is the best thing to do. Whether you like it or not, you can never fully change yourself. I've seen people that were to embarrassed about who they were, that they act like a completely different person around kids that they think are they're friends. Sometimes change is good, but when you lose your values, and no longer enjoy doing what you're doing, its time to be yourself.