As I continue to lay miserably sick in bed, I came across an article today that caught my attention. Hoping that the article was intellectual and profound, it was disappointingly petty.
“High school had cliques to determine popularity. Now, in adulthood, we have Twitter and followers”
For starters, I don’t know what I am more taken back by- the fact that I am writing an article about ‘popularity status’, or the fact that I feel this strongly about a sentence.
Some of you may want to sit down for this next part, because it is coming in at full swing. News flash: LIFE IS NOT A POPULARITY CONTEST. Write it down, write it down again, read it 200 times, memorize it. I don’t care what you have to do to remember it, but remember it.
If you live your life always trying to impress and gain the approval of others, you are going to live a miserable life. The universal truth is; not everyone will like you, not everyone will agree with you, not everyone will want to be friends with you, and not everyone will want to follow you on social media.
During my freshmen year of college, my friend Tim said something that stuck with me ever since; “only show/tell your close friends. At the end of the day, they are the ones who matter”. Amen, ain’t that the truth.
Every once in awhile, the 'I requested to follow you, but it says my request is still pending...' will come up in conversation. Truth be told, I rarely accept requests on Instagram and Twitter. It has absolutely nothing to do with who the person is. I keep the number of followers I have to a minimum because I don't want everyone knowing my life. Though I have a blog and write down my every thought- there comes a point where I like to keep certain aspects of my life private.
Maybe it will come off as 'un-popular/un-cool' that my average number of likes on Instagram is between 20-30 and I have less than 300 followers. So be it.
There are many times when the word ‘popularity’ is the root behind insecurities and the want to impress people. Do not let a number determine your worth. Life is way too short to care about popularity status. People are going to remember how you treat them, not by the number of followers you had.
Visualize in your mind two weddings taking place. The first wedding is at a huge/beautiful cathedral, and the second wedding is at a tiny/old chapel. A million people are in attendance at the first wedding, there are only three at the second one. Those who are at the first wedding never cherished the couple; the guest are talking about how hideous the bride’s dress is, fake smiles, and the guests are only there to be seen. At the second wedding; all three people are extending their best wishes to the couple, tears of happiness are being shed, and those who came traveled hours away from home. As both couple walk out of those church doors, the second couple has everything that money can’t buy. Endless love and support.
Life isn’t a game of numbers.
Lots of love,
- C
“High school had cliques to determine popularity. Now, in adulthood, we have Twitter and followers”
For starters, I don’t know what I am more taken back by- the fact that I am writing an article about ‘popularity status’, or the fact that I feel this strongly about a sentence.
Some of you may want to sit down for this next part, because it is coming in at full swing. News flash: LIFE IS NOT A POPULARITY CONTEST. Write it down, write it down again, read it 200 times, memorize it. I don’t care what you have to do to remember it, but remember it.
If you live your life always trying to impress and gain the approval of others, you are going to live a miserable life. The universal truth is; not everyone will like you, not everyone will agree with you, not everyone will want to be friends with you, and not everyone will want to follow you on social media.
During my freshmen year of college, my friend Tim said something that stuck with me ever since; “only show/tell your close friends. At the end of the day, they are the ones who matter”. Amen, ain’t that the truth.
Every once in awhile, the 'I requested to follow you, but it says my request is still pending...' will come up in conversation. Truth be told, I rarely accept requests on Instagram and Twitter. It has absolutely nothing to do with who the person is. I keep the number of followers I have to a minimum because I don't want everyone knowing my life. Though I have a blog and write down my every thought- there comes a point where I like to keep certain aspects of my life private.
Maybe it will come off as 'un-popular/un-cool' that my average number of likes on Instagram is between 20-30 and I have less than 300 followers. So be it.
There are many times when the word ‘popularity’ is the root behind insecurities and the want to impress people. Do not let a number determine your worth. Life is way too short to care about popularity status. People are going to remember how you treat them, not by the number of followers you had.
Visualize in your mind two weddings taking place. The first wedding is at a huge/beautiful cathedral, and the second wedding is at a tiny/old chapel. A million people are in attendance at the first wedding, there are only three at the second one. Those who are at the first wedding never cherished the couple; the guest are talking about how hideous the bride’s dress is, fake smiles, and the guests are only there to be seen. At the second wedding; all three people are extending their best wishes to the couple, tears of happiness are being shed, and those who came traveled hours away from home. As both couple walk out of those church doors, the second couple has everything that money can’t buy. Endless love and support.
Life isn’t a game of numbers.
Lots of love,
- C