Post #9 Trying to fit in

  
    High School, it could be the best years of your teenage life, but they could also become the worse years of your teenage life. Fitting "in" with your classmates is a struggle faced by many teens nowadays. Why is it that some people are afraid of being themselves? Why do some people try to fit in with the ones they think are "cool"? Many teenagers fake their real and true personalities by acting differently according to the group of people they are with. I think this is wrong, and is something that should not even be considered as an option to find friends. Real friends will be with you, because they really appreciate the real you. Real friends will stay with you no matter what and they will always encourage you to just be yourself. By faking your personality or your way of being, you are not only being dishonest to the people around you, but you are also lying and being dishonest to yourself. One of the most important things in life is to stay true and honest to yourself. Even though very important, it might not be easy at all. Some reasons that explain why it is so hard are: peer pressure, pressure to fit in, stress and even loneliness. Fitting in is something that will only work with those people that look and appreciate superficial, material and other non-important things about a person.

    I advice and encourage to all of those teens out there, to stop trying to fit in, stop faking your life, your way of being, stop faking your true identity. God made us all different so that our differences would help us understand and appreciate others for who they truly are, not for who they pretend to be. If you think you're just trying to fit in because there is no one else like you, then you better think again. We are all completely different, but there are always a few people out there with the same interests as you. It's not easy to find those people, but there will always be some people that truly care and appreciate you for the real you. Those are the people that will always stay true friends with you in the good times and bad times, and they will never give up on you. Let this post be of hope for all of those that think they have to fit it with the crowd in order to have "friends". Just be yourself, being yourself, being honest and truthful to yourself and others is the most important thing along the way, by doing so, I can assure you that you will meet new friends that will always see and appreciate the real you.