How to navigate the niches of originality when crowds allure to follow.
You are not a copy of others. You need to know who you are.
You are you and separate in many respects from others.
Sadly, you seldom bother to know "how." and "what" makes you original.
From the beginning in home, schools, society, office, coaching, and preaching, you have been taught to do what they do, and so you are almost the same as they are.
You become the product of your environment and fear a lot of being "different.".
You choose the paths of securities and certainties, knowing well that you can’t escape uncertainties in all your steps and actions, every time, everywhere.
In this process, you forget where your qualities are hidden that are gifted to you to stand out.
Harold Berman says that originality is not the opposite of traditions, but it is affirmation.
Hardly a few indeed become innovative, deeply observant, scholars, artists, poets, and philosophers.
99% are categorized as commoners. It is okay. Here my point is, why not be in the 1% of the masses?
It is not tough the moment you dare to examine your life, not just as a follower but as a different figure.
My voyage of life prescribes some ways to grow with originality that were invisible initially and demanded courage to be engaged to expand more horizontally than vertically.
When my classmates were allowing more time to watch games, I was in the library going through recent magazines.
It does not mean I was negating the importance of games, but the crux is that length of timing, likings, and dislikings.
In my locality, when my seniors were busy with what others were doing for them, I was keeping busy with floriculture.
When classmates were expanding friendships, I was learning etiquette and communication.
I was taking responsibility, even when I was not in charge of managing the overall performance.
In my adulthood, I am always ready to face unacceptable and somewhat disturbing episodes that influence our comforts. .
In loneliness, I am questioning my intentions, actions, and reactions and working on ideas of getting a little better than yesterday.
I learned to move step by step, look to the spots where others are not interested, wait, and see how things unfold.
I regret less what I have lost in the past.
I am not keeping myself limited to what is going on but focusing on how to address the roots of the issues.
I preferred to be exposed to a new horizon again and again for expanding my lifelong learning.
All these specifications are not to rank high for myself, but just features that favor me to vary with my folk.
When someone challenges the norms, new norms are born.
"Be the one who speaks out above the crowd when everyone else follows the norms." Ritu Ghatourey
Your uniqueness will evolve only when you choose to go through trials and errors and be ready to invest before you gain.
Believe it or not, you are unique, and that exists deep inside your overall existence.
The theory of originality never guarantees that you will be at the top, but it is a sure way to identify where your special strength lies.
Thus, originality is simply a variation from others in some or many respects.
All good or bad situations ( broadly) you are facing today are the products of working on individuality by daring individuals.
Be original for which you exist.
💢 points to ponder
Seach your plus and minus in the webs of the following:
Your memory, intelligence, hard work, responsibility, resistance to change, stamina, patience, contentment, simplicity, contribution, communication, courage, confidence, indifference, jealousness, fault findings, trusting others, fear of all sorts, learning attitude, experiences, unhealthy competition, and many other fronts that need to be redesigned to bloom your originality and be remembered for uniqueness.
