Be True to yourself?

You are thinking, I am true to myself, what do you mean, Be True to yourself?

Mother Teresa did not help people because she thought that is what she SHOULD do; She did what she did because she WANTED to do it. She did not do it to please others or did it so people would praise her and regard her highly. Helping others made her happy, it filled her heart with joy and thats why she did it. Every great humanitarian, artist, scientist, philosopher etc does what he/she does because it makes them happy, as simple as that.

So, what do I mean when I say, "Be True to yourself"? What I mean is that , do not pretend or change who you are in order to please others. Do not act a certain way only because you think acting that way would make others like you and would please them.

"What other people think is only what other people think. They are just as confused as your are, just as insecure, just as frightened, just as likely to make mistakes, be envious, jealous, or self deceiving and therefore, just as likely to distort what they hear and see." David Viscott

Always, remember you can not fake it long enough, sooner or later you will be caught and then your reputation will be shot down much more than what it would be if you were being yourself. So, why pretend or change ourselves merely so that others would like us.

God has made each and every one of us different, we all have special qualities that make us unique, different, vibrant, interesting. We have our own paths and that path can only be traveled if you are true to yourself, acknowledge your likes and dislikes, your strengths and weaknesses. Our differences is what makes the world interesting, attractive and colorful like a jar of Jelly Beans. Imagine if everyone was exactly the same, liked same things, the world would be such a boring place.

So, go out there, be yourself, express yourself, live your life. Remember, its your life and when you are 80 you do not want to look back and see that all those years you had lived someone else's life, wasted those precious years trying to make others happy when that time could have been spent making yourself HAPPY.
You are born to be UNIQUE and go out there and be UNIQUE.