I had some random thoughts circulating in my mind since a long time. So, thought of sharing with you guys.
Most of you have heard the saying, “Man is a social animal”. And I think, most of you (including me) also agree with that. We need people around us. People who care for us, with whom we can share our problems. Living in a community helps u in many different ways.
Now, one bad thing about being social is “Peer pressure”. Which makes you do things, that you either don’t like or don’t want and this becomes very difficult for some of us (including me).
I don’t like being pushed for anything and I am sure there would be many others who are like me. Even if, I do something under peer pressure, the problem is that I don’t feel happy about it.
I strongly believe that you should do things that you feel passionate about. That passion is what brings quality in what you do. If you do things just under other’s influence, or just to gain affection from others, it is never going to last for a long time. One day or the other, you do get frustrated, or atleast, since you were never sincere with that act, it becomes very noticable.
So now, what should a person do in such circumstances? Should he just quit the idea of being in a social circle, or should he continue trying to change himself? What would be your general philosophy towards this scenario?