Dangers of Conformity
by bartek_wild_child on December 8, 2009
in students
I think the biggest subcategory of danger of conformity is mixing with a crowd. You don’t have many friends, because you’re an ordinary person. If you mix with a crowd you probably won’t see so many exciting things. Why? Because normal people do not do such crazy things. At work you will be a normal worker that has to always stay after hours. Why? Because when your boss tells that you “must do it”, you have to do it. You won’t say “NO!” like people, that are crazier than you are. Another danger of conformity can be travelling. When you are an ordinary tourist that goes skiing, you will not leave the beaten truck. The people, who do not mix with other people, would ride on much dangerous routes that are unfrequented. They would jump 5 meters etc. All these subcategories come down to one. It’s YOUR own style. You won’t see much in your life, you won’t feel adrenaline if you do things that normal people do, for example diving – it’s for people, that have their own styles. They always would feel adrenaline while jumping. Many people don’t know that they don’t have their own style. Maybe they don’t dress up like others, maybe they think “Oh! You are wrong, I have my own style!” Maybe I’m wrong, but if you think about what you did in your life you will say “Oh no! I settled into a groove!” Don’t cry, just think how you can stop it! Do something that not so many people do, that makes shivers on your back. Your life is more than standing up, dressing up, eating breakfast, going to school/work, going back from school/work, eating lunch, watching TV, having dinner, washing yourself and going to sleep…
“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately…
I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life!
To put to rout all that was not life and not, when I came to die,
discover that I had not lived”
Henry David Thoreau