We all know that we, as humans, have a lot in common. We are similar biologically and we pretty much feel the same spectrum of emotions too. But the similarity ends there.
We as individuals are unique. Not even one of us is the same as anyone else because we are a combination of personality traits, life experiences, and outlook that no one else has ever had or ever will have.
Even twins who have shared their mother’s womb do not share the exact same experiences. Even if they do, these experiences would be processed and interpreted differently in their heads, and that’s really the only place our reality exists.
Our natural human tendency is to fit in. That’s the way we’re wired. I believe that it is fine to conform at times, so long as we don’t have to give up who we truly are.
We can never be everything to everyone. All we should really strive for is to be ourselves, as real beauty lies in being the best version of ourselves – inside and out. Don’t you agree?
*This post is written for the AtoZChallenge.
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karen
Very well said. I came over from Elizabeth’s blog.
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Shanaya Tales
Glad you liked it. Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope to see you around. 🙂
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Inderpreet Kaur
We must remember that being uniqe is our strength. Lovely quotes Shanaya.
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you, Inderpreet. 🙂
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Susan Gourley
What a boring world it would be if we weren’t all a bit different. If only everyone could accept the uniquenesss of others.
Shanaya Tales
If only. 🙂
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blogoratti
Very nice and great quotes!
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you. 🙂
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Aathira
Such is the irony of life. And the quote was spot on 🙂 We live in a truly hypocritical society, right?
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Shanaya Tales
We do. Nonetheless, if we look hard enough, we will find enough positive, forthright, accepting individuals to balance the hypocrites. 😉 Don’t you think?
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C. Lee McKenzie
And how fortunate we are unique. A world of clones would be incredibly dull.
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Shanaya Tales
Very dull, indeed. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Tim H
“All we should really strive for is to be ourselves.” And on that note we should also accept others as they are, not how we judge they should be.
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Shanaya Tales
I agree. While we embrace our uniqueness, we must also accept it in others. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Geets
O I totally agree with it.. and the quote.. it’s terrific..!! If we’ll try to be somebody else, then we might miss out one of the greatest people on earth..!!
Cheers
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Shanaya Tales
Very true. We will. 😀 Thanks for stopping by, Geetika. 🙂
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Shirley Corder
Yes, so true. Even in the animal kingdom, each one is unique. No two zebras have the same stripe pattern, no two giraffes have the same markings. Isn’t it amazing?
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Shanaya Tales
Yeah, nature intended us to be unique, we only need to accept it and embrace it. 🙂
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Ranveer vishal
I second this Shanaya. We need to be ourselves coz everyone is taken:)
Shanaya Tales
Very true. Thanks for stopping by, Ranveer. 🙂
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the little princess
Parents want their children to be unique and then expect them to do what everyone else is doing! the fish is expected to fly and the bird is expected to swim!
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Shanaya Tales
I know! Sad, but true. However, I feel that this is changing now, and this change will be more widespread over the coming years. One lives in hope. 🙂
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Sundari Venkatraman
Absolutely agree! Even our fingerprints are different and I feel that’s an astounding feature of creation 🙂
Shanaya Tales
It is, indeed. Thanks for stopping by, Sundari. 🙂
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blogoratti
I quite agree, all we can really do is strive to be ourselves -our true selves. Thanks for the reminder and for sharing!
Shanaya Tales
Glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Eli
Love it! Only u are the best version of u
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Shanaya Tales
Thank you, Eli. 🙂
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Sulekha
Always be true to what you believe in, the world can either like you or not. It is their problem 🙂 Liked your post, well put.
Shanaya Tales
Thank you, Sulekha. 🙂
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Sulekha
To be able to stay true to what we believe is right makes us unique, it takes courage but is worth it.
Soumya
Trying to fit in is almost equivalent to losing your identity.
Stay unique, stay weird 🙂
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Shanaya Tales
I second that. 😀
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Archana
Well put Shantala! But it takes courage to be unique and social pressures to confirm can make one give in…
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Shanaya Tales
Standing against societal pressures is never easy, but I guess we will have to do it, if we want to stay true to ourselves. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Archana. 🙂
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Sid
Oh yes, we’re all unique. Some a bit more than the others 😉
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Shanaya Tales
Indeed. 😛
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Shilpa Garg
I remember reading this somewhere and loved it. It says… So you’re a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd! 🙂
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Shanaya Tales
Better to be a nerd than one of the herd! – True that. 😀
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