Something that occurred to me recently... It is a well-known (and accepted) fact that everyone, especially teenagers, want to "fit in" with their peers. On the surface, nothing appears wrong with this endeavor, though it can often cause heartache and mischief. However, it occurred to me that when you finally do "fit in" with everyone else, you have suddenly become common. If you don't fit in, that usually means you are one of a kind. While this can be lonely at times, it is not a bad thing. It means you're special. What's sad is that, at least in my own life, I sometimes want to fit in so badly that if given the opportunity I would be willing to give up every bit of uniqueness to achieve it. When I stop and realize how tragic that would be, it makes me think... It's like the world is filled with a mass of all different colors - each one positively beautiful, and each one completely unlike the others. Yet in this culture, we are all taught that we should all be the same shade of grey. The world is stripping us of our vibrancy and beauty and making us dull and common. The same God who made every color in the rainbow and every ultraviolet ray made us exactly the way we are. Maybe we should think twice before trading such an incredible treasure for the boring and utterly identical rocks the world offers.
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