This is a quote by Marcus Aurelius. I love it so much because how I see it, it supports individuality and walking on your own path, not with the crowd. The ranks of the insane... it describes what our world today has become. Everyone is so highly opinionated and stupid in their judgement; and everyone desperately tries to be different by being... exactly the same as everyone else. Making "statements" by piercing your skin, getting a tattoo or dying your hair don't really say anything... because everyone else is doing it too. You're just following the crowd anyway.
There is no REAL way to stand out, because whatever you try; someone else is already doing too. But not falling into the binds of society helps... not feeling you have to conform to what the majority tells you. The world should not control your actions. By being yourself, you escape being pulled down into the whirlpool of pop culture and if you avoid media; with all its brainwashing... it's even better. I personally try to avoid TV and advertising, but it's everywhere and very hard to avoid. I try to be my own person, not what society tries to sculpt me to be. I've watched too many friends make stupid choices because they saw something on TV... and I refuse to be like that. I don't care if I "seem" to conform or not. I'm just being me; whether anyone likes it or not. If I appear to be going with society... Oh well. I'm just being myself. No one can truly escape it... it's just a matter of if you follow it on purpose or not. ~Maddie
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bg
2/27/2020 12:40:20 pm
soo true
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mel
5/25/2021 02:09:04 pm
well actually no where he have said this is a big lie
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Vincent
11/9/2020 10:35:33 pm
awesome take on a great quote
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12/11/2020 09:37:44 pm
http://www.historyoftattoos.net/tattoo-facts/tattoo-statistics/
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Wayne
12/12/2020 08:04:19 am
Hi Jeff,
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