Have you ever looked up to someone? Someone close? Like your father or mother. Your brother, sister, maybe an aunt or your grandparent? A friend?
I know I looked up to a lot of people growing up. I wanted what they had. Or what I thought they had. All of my uncles and aunts own their houses. I wanted that. I still do. The one person I looked up to the most seemed to have everything she could ever want. A good job, a car, a dog a cat and her three kids were her monkey's. I always thought she made it. After letting time go by I started to realize that she didn't have it all. I wished she did but my idea of her life was so perfect when I grew up. She was so successful. The ideas I had of grownups as a child was unrealistic. Now that I've got older I realize that. Driving a car doesn't mean you're doing good for yourself. Having a house doesn't mean you don't ever struggle with the bills. Even if you look happy on the outside doesn't mean you never cry on the inside. What am I trying to say? I looked up to someone. I looked at her and saw who I wanted to become when I grew up. Growing up showed me that people are very good actors. After knowing someone for years you start seeing through the cracks of their skin. You see who they really are. I was disappointed. She wasn't as successful as I thought. She wasn't who I wanted to be when I grew up. But also, somebody might not be who they seem. You can’t judge anybody by the things you know of them. Because people will show you what they want you to know but nothing else. Someone you know who seems to have it all, won’t show you the list of all the bills they haven’t paid over the last few years. Someone won’t tell you the reason that made them do something. You can’t look into someone’s head. You can’t read their minds and you don’t know enough about someone to ever judge them. You can’t judge the people around you or people you see on the street. I have learned that it isn’t wrong to look up to someone but you might get disappointed if you find out that the person you wanted to become is nothing like what you thought they were. I decided that I want to become the person I can be proud of. I want to be my own role model. I don’t want to be like someone else. I want to be me. The best me I can possibly be. Honestly, I do still look up to some people. In some ways. I see what they have done and accomplished and I see their story as an inspiration for mine. I guess what I want you to know is… Don’t let anybody else’s success or failure decide whether or not you are successful. Don’t look to much at others and their accomplishments in life. Look at what you can accomplish. Focus on that. Who are your role models? Are you striving to become your own role model? Please, let me know what you think in the comments below. You can also send a message to my email. Go to StraightThinking.weebly.com/contact
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AuthorMy passion is writing. I started writing stories when I was only 6 years old and I still do it today. Blogging is something I've been wanting to do for a long time, so here we are. Archives
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