Be Yourself! Stay Original!

By Rashmi Patel

God has made all of us a masterpiece of His creation in spite of all our imperfections. In the fight to defeat these imperfections and be number one we tend to forget the real ‘I’. 

The ‘I’ who is unconquerable and a powerhouse of potentials. Our capacities are different like our fingerprints. Unique and only one of a kind.

We need to retain our originality to be that different individual. As it is rightly said ‘To be valuable you have to be unique and to be priceless you must BE YOURSELF!’

In this world of Ctrl C and Ctrl V, it is challenging to create a niche to use Ctrl N. For this we have to be fearless and shun off our inhibitions. Step out to exhibit and stand for what our true worth is. Originality helps us thrive and not just survive. Why copy or believe in being someone else?  With the war of identity crisis we need to be wise to kill our vices. Utilise the values imbedded from parents to be judgemental on nurturing our passion or creative self

You ought to have faith in I TOO CAN! It is simple, look at your strengths as blessings and weaknesses as a challenge to change them without losing your unconventional self. 

However, it is very important for all of you to make sure that you try different things in life. It helps you explore, it helps you evolve as differently unique individuals. 

It allows you to nourish every bit of your passion too. 

Many of you may not excel in all walks of life. Never mind, keep the persistence to keep trying going. It helps you get forward towards you goals. 

The gen-x is in the mad race to constantly feed its brains with knowledge and information. In contrast it neglects to feed its own passion. This passion is fuelled by the authenticity of self.

Nothing can give you more contentment than the appreciation you receive from your teacher for your creative work rather than for the one you plagiarise.

How to stay original?:  Parents and teachers play a pivotal role in training, enforcing and entertaining original ideas in little children. Let the same ideas be silly or very trifle. They need to make the child believe, have faith and be confident about his/her ideas. Help unearth the real potentials in each kid.

As the kids grows the role of the same parents and teachers changes to help young minds introspect their thoughts and actions rather than following the path of popularity.  Let the child find answers to questions like: Am I hurting others or myself by my deeds? Am I enjoying what I m doing?

Having your own principles in life should originate from the nurturing and the wisdom that  you have gained and not merely by influence. Lastly, always remember you are the best version of yourself when you be yourself and stay the original.

By Rashmi Patel