The Real You

 Let’s get straight to the point. 

Question yourself.

Who are you?

Are you the person whom your younger self wanted you to be?

Or

Are you the person whom you want others to think you are?

Simply put, you are not who you think we are. Generally, you are what you want others to think you are. This sentence might seem a little confusing, so feel free to read it twice or thrice.

Let that sink in.

                                                                                 

When you were a toddler, probably you wanted to be the best kid whom your parents would adore -  (so that you can get more candies and toys 😂) 

And then you hit the teen stage. In this stage, either puberty hits you like a truck, and you grab the spotlight, or perhaps it turns out to be the most embarrassing part of your life. Well, life happens!

At this point, every single person wants to be that “cool dude.” 

(Don’t try to deny it, people. 😏)

You want to create an aura around you, where people gawk at you for your swag and the “whatever” attitude. So, you constantly work on yourselves, not for “you” but for others.

Later, you reach 18. Whoa, being an adult feels so good, or does it? It’s up to you!

A few years into adulthood, and you are already bored. 

Why?

Life happens. 😐

That “whatever” attitude makes a wild card entry into your life, well, not with the same purpose as before. The attitude you possess right now is nowhere near to what you were in your teenage. The amount of work, stress, overwhelming emotions all together bring out another attitude of yours which normalizes messing up things. You’d be least bothered about what people think about you right now. 

So, this whole journey is either fixing the attitude that makes everyone go gaga over you or just to live in the moment, unbothered about the stress. 

Time to question yourself again.

Are you the person whom you imagined to be?

Or 

Are you the person living an ordinary life just like above?

Take a moment to decide who you want to be or what kind of energy you’d love to radiate. 

Being yourself does not mean you have to be adored by every single person you meet. Few find you interesting, and few might not. However, this should not be your concern because you get to choose whom you want to befriend so, who cares. 

It might take time to come out of the “what others might think” bubble but, the moment you are out of it, every day is your runway. Sounds cliche, but that’s the truth.

Peace out, fam!