I care too much what other people think which leads me to do the wrong things– that’s what I keep learning 🙁
It’s 5 : 07 PM on day 628 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself baked beans and bread for breakfast, drink Green Tea by myself, write in my journals, hang out with family, publish my Disability of the Day feature, work, drink yogurt for lunch, chill out and drink another cup of Green Tea.
This morning somebody came to visit and asked how are your studies going to which I hesitated then replied fine I could have said actually I’m not studying right now I’m helping people and learning how to be as independent as I possibly can be but I didn’t because I know how most people would react to that they would say in that patronizing tone of voice that I hate oh that’s nice. Do you do the wrong things because you care too much what other people think?
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I think we all do at some point in our life. As i got older and matured i had this thing i was stuck on about not lying. So i started telling the truth, but then felt the need to explain myself or give an excuse. Thats how society works. If it didn’t we (IN THE US) wouldn’t drive SUV’s, have big houses, malls, etc. We wouldn’t care if our hair was brushed or if we had ketchup stains on our clothes. society is a funny thing, it’s what makes us get up and go everyday, whether it’s just getting dressed or working on Wall Street. We all do it. Each of us needs that “thing” or we are lost about our purpose. Most of us only briefly think on what truly gives each person meaning. We are all here for each other and God!
You’re right that’s how society works I wish that wasn’t the case but it is. I lie sometimes precisely because I don’t feel like explaining myself or making an excuse but I have to get over that because I HATE lying it’s just not me I feel SO BAD afterwards.