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[joycecohen]

Disclaimer: This might make sense to only me, since I'm trying to address a number of issues at once...but hopefully everyone who reads this can take something from it.

I'm a stranger in my home
Living life on my own
Right now I just can't see
'Cause I'm feeling weak
And my soul begins to bleed
And no one is listening to me, not even the treesWe

Comments

[idntunknwn]

I was going to be the first to post, but then I had no idea what to write. I wanted to say something positive, but I couldn't think of anything nice to say, because sadly, I think a lot of it happens to be true. Conformity sucks, it hides the real people we happen to be inside. Its why people sometimes hafta go find these things we call "emotional outlets." Music is just one of these outlets. How illogical does this happen to be, us humans having to find some way to let out all of the built-up emotions when we are clearly built to express our emotions, not hide them.

I have never been a conformist. Conformity has never really been a problem for me. Yet, thinking back, I wonder if I would have been happier if I stuck out less from the crowd. Maybe conformity happens to be an integral part of any society?

What I actually wanted to post was the first thought I had when I read your entry: "And so you go through your whole life, wondering if it's all a lie." Sounds jaded, huh?

Its 7:30 in the morning and I just finished writing an essay. I don't expect this to be fully cohesive.

[joycecohen]

Conformity may indeed be an integral part, but I don't think we can risk losing creativity, original thought, and freedom of expression for the sake of it.

A little bit of being jaded is good for a person, methinks. Innocence and naivete, while all well and good, just don't work to your advantage when you're older.