You should never be ashamed of who you are. In too many areas people feel that they are forced to hide who they are because they are worried about others finding out about their beliefs. You need to put a little faith in who you are, and own your identity. It is who you are and no one should be ashamed of who he or she is.
If you have spent any time on this plane then you have earned the right to be who you are. You have just as much right to exist as anyone and if someone disagrees with that they are the ones that have something to prove. If someone uses slurs, snarky remarks, or threats in order to silence you, that person has issues and you should either ignore or report them. You have put a lot of work into deciding who you are and others should honor that decision; they weren't there every step of the way and shouldn't judge you simply because of who you have decided to be. They may not have decided who they are, or have decided that being an idiot is the best thing ever, but that is their problem, and not yours.
Too many people are willing to discount what others say in order to win an argument. If the only way someone can win an argument is by pointing out the sex, race, or even belief system of another person then that person is the one that has lost the argument. While there is some validity to this (a person with no engineering background should not be in an engineering meeting, for example, without a really good reason), sometimes it is too easy to discount someone because we don't see how that person's experiences and knowledge apply. Sometimes we need to allow that someone with a different perspective based on his life is likely to have a different perspective that is necessary for us to see things a bit more clearly. Rather than discounting that perspective out of hand we should explore that perspective a bit to make sure that it should be discounted and not do so out of hand.
This is not to say that some life choices should not be persecuted, such as pedophile or mass murderer. However, other than that no one should be forced to hide who they are. You should be proud of who you are and what you have done. Everyone makes mistakes, but they should be seen as lessons learned and badges earned, and not something that you should hide from the rest of the world. I know it's a cliche, but those flaws make you as a diamond shine, and you should not be afraid to shine. Just remember to let others shine as well...
If you have spent any time on this plane then you have earned the right to be who you are. You have just as much right to exist as anyone and if someone disagrees with that they are the ones that have something to prove. If someone uses slurs, snarky remarks, or threats in order to silence you, that person has issues and you should either ignore or report them. You have put a lot of work into deciding who you are and others should honor that decision; they weren't there every step of the way and shouldn't judge you simply because of who you have decided to be. They may not have decided who they are, or have decided that being an idiot is the best thing ever, but that is their problem, and not yours.
Too many people are willing to discount what others say in order to win an argument. If the only way someone can win an argument is by pointing out the sex, race, or even belief system of another person then that person is the one that has lost the argument. While there is some validity to this (a person with no engineering background should not be in an engineering meeting, for example, without a really good reason), sometimes it is too easy to discount someone because we don't see how that person's experiences and knowledge apply. Sometimes we need to allow that someone with a different perspective based on his life is likely to have a different perspective that is necessary for us to see things a bit more clearly. Rather than discounting that perspective out of hand we should explore that perspective a bit to make sure that it should be discounted and not do so out of hand.
This is not to say that some life choices should not be persecuted, such as pedophile or mass murderer. However, other than that no one should be forced to hide who they are. You should be proud of who you are and what you have done. Everyone makes mistakes, but they should be seen as lessons learned and badges earned, and not something that you should hide from the rest of the world. I know it's a cliche, but those flaws make you as a diamond shine, and you should not be afraid to shine. Just remember to let others shine as well...
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