Friday, September 16, 2011

Unremarkable

Maybe not all of us have felt this way at some point in time in our life, but I think many of us have. For several days I have found myself feeling this way. I'm not looking for pity. I hate attention I get from people when they feel sorry for me. And I know that I've done things to be proud of. I know I'm a good person inside. I know I have good intentions. I know I have done things that have touched others. But so what? There are so many people out there who have done the same things I have done. There are so many people out there who have done better things than I have. Does it mean I'm going to stop trying to be more, be better, try harder? Absolutely not. One day, I'd like to mean something more. I'd like not to be overlooked. I'd like not to be so easily forgotten. I'd like not to be so easily judged (erroneously, too). I'd like to feel appreciated and liked and accepted for who I am and not expected to be someone or something else. So I work and will continue to do so, even though I'm not sure if this is realistic.

2 comments:

adman said...

i feel with you on what you're saying. the world is just so full of people. sometimes you wonder what you have to offer that 100,000 other people aren't already offering. but then i suppose we ought to remember that the people in our lives don't know those 100k others - they know us!

Jahn said...

"The masses of (wo)men lead lives of quiet desperation." -- Thoreau

Just remember that you're unique, just like everyone else. :-)

And some of us actually like you.