The Greatest Love of All
Why am I expected to fit in with the society?
Why should I edit myself to confirm to the given standards?
Why should I look the part, everywhere?
Like it or not, but I am a square peg in a round hole .
I cannot and will not change to just fit in the mould!
I have the courage to live a life true to myself and not the life other people expect of me.
I have flaws and I’m not perfect either. Despite that I love myself which I know is the greatest love of all.
Deal with it!
Linking it to Write Tribe’s 100 Words on Saturday Prompt : ‘the greatest love of all’
March 23, 2014 2:53 pm|
Wow…a superb take on the prompt…loved it, Shilpa Ji 🙂
March 23, 2014 5:11 pm|
Thank you Sreeja! 🙂
March 23, 2014 3:45 pm|
Good for you, Shilpa! 🙂
March 23, 2014 5:12 pm|
Oh yes 😀
March 23, 2014 3:54 pm|
ha ha .,…wrote something on the similar lines… 🙂
You are right..self love is indeed the highest order of love
March 23, 2014 5:12 pm|
And I loved your take on the prompt, Shiva!! 🙂
March 23, 2014 4:38 pm|
Strong, powerful and superb post, Shilpa. Yeah, tell the world to deal with it, great one.
March 23, 2014 5:13 pm|
You bet 😀 Thank you, Sulekha 🙂
March 23, 2014 4:41 pm|
superlike Shilpa! I loved every word 🙂
March 23, 2014 5:13 pm|
Thank you Gauri! Loved your poem too 🙂
March 23, 2014 5:04 pm|
Be yourself but do not turn narcissistic. A good post
March 23, 2014 5:13 pm|
Will remember that!! Thank you, KP 🙂
March 23, 2014 5:32 pm|
Awesome post 🙂 Loved every word of it 🙂
March 23, 2014 10:51 pm|
Thanks a lot, Swathi 🙂
March 23, 2014 6:24 pm|
The BEST love there is! Heartily agree, Shilpa 🙂 Be true to thine own self!
March 24, 2014 10:05 am|
Oh yes, when we are true to ourselves, we love others for what they are too! 🙂
March 23, 2014 6:47 pm|
Hear Hear Shilpa!
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
~ William Ernest Henley
Kudos to your spirit!
March 24, 2014 10:08 am|
Thank you so much, Dagny and glad you liked this piece!! And thanks a ton for sharing this lovely poem which so resonates with the thought shared here 🙂 ♥
March 23, 2014 6:53 pm|
Sigh… that is so me… even the ending though it took a looong time to reach there !!
March 24, 2014 10:09 am|
Agree, it takes a long time to reach there, but isnt it wonderful that we finally realized that!! 🙂
March 23, 2014 6:53 pm|
Society is accommodative of everyone, even though it tries its best to homogenise people. But it does test our patience and determination, which in many cases adds fuel to the fire of rebels 🙂
Destination Infinity
March 24, 2014 10:12 am|
Agree with you, Rajesh. The process and time that it takes to accept anything out of ordinary is truly troublesome!!
March 23, 2014 8:05 pm|
Love your prompt, Shilpa. It’s a big, bad world and refuse to fit in. I can see ME in this post:)
March 24, 2014 10:13 am|
Aha! You too 🙂 Thanks Vishal 🙂
March 23, 2014 8:30 pm|
Very well said…words we should all take to heart!
March 24, 2014 10:14 am|
True that! 🙂 Thank you Teresa 🙂
March 23, 2014 8:42 pm|
Awesome! Truth is there aren’t many who really love themselves! Well written!
March 24, 2014 10:18 am|
Yes, because, being true to yourself means that you need to change your mind which is still bound to the societal rules and regulations and that isnt an easy task! Thank you Danny, glad you liked this piece! 🙂
March 23, 2014 9:13 pm|
Amazing, short, crisp, to the point and the story of each one of us!!
Well done, Shilpa.
March 24, 2014 10:18 am|
Thanks AWITW! Glad that this resonates with you too 🙂
March 23, 2014 9:51 pm|
We don’t know no flaws in you and we love you just the way that you are 🙂 <3
March 24, 2014 10:19 am|
Awwie!! But that’s because you are too sweet!! 🙂 ♥
March 23, 2014 9:54 pm|
Stepping out from the existing structure of what is normally expected from a person is one thing. Setting a new path for onself is another thing. Beyond a point we should stop listening to others and start listening to ourselves more 🙂
March 24, 2014 10:20 am|
Spot on Ashwini 🙂
March 24, 2014 12:18 am|
yea..
I refuse to conform to norms.. refuse to fit into any mold given to me!
I love being me!
beautiful Shilpa!! It’s like I’m saying these words proudly! 🙂
March 24, 2014 10:21 am|
Oh yes, loving your own self is the greatest gift you can give to yourself! Glad that we have realized that 🙂
March 24, 2014 2:06 am|
Yes, Self love is the most needed and greatest love of all… 🙂
P.S. I have tagged you in a post. Do check it out.
http://rambledscribblings.blogspot.com/2014/03/treasured-for-lifelong.html
March 24, 2014 10:22 am|
Thanks Sheethal. Loved your post 🙂 ♥
March 24, 2014 6:17 am|
Awesome Shilpa
March 24, 2014 10:22 am|
Thank you Jayashree 🙂
March 24, 2014 11:00 am|
a square piece in a round hole….that’s what most of us are!! why try to fit in? great piece!!
March 24, 2014 11:42 am|
True, why not follow your heart, follow your dreams… 🙂
Thanks S 🙂
March 24, 2014 11:06 am|
Loving yourself is so very important…only then can you expect others to love you!
March 24, 2014 11:46 am|
That’s absolutely right, PB.If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else.
March 24, 2014 11:13 am|
Strong and beautiful! Just like u! Loved it!
March 24, 2014 11:47 am|
Thank you Aditi 🙂
March 24, 2014 8:22 pm|
Having the guts to be yourself against all odds is awesome. ♥
March 25, 2014 6:00 pm|
It takes time for that realization, but glad that it finally comes in!! 🙂 ♥
March 25, 2014 6:19 am|
Power packed words Shilpa. Very true, it is never easy to remain true to yourself.
March 25, 2014 6:01 pm|
Thanks Reshma 🙂
March 25, 2014 9:19 am|
If you could stay like square peg unmindful of the round hole, what else can be more honest?
March 25, 2014 6:02 pm|
It is tough but worthwhile in the end 🙂
March 25, 2014 12:57 pm|
N thats the best gift u ccan give urself!
March 25, 2014 6:02 pm|
True that!! 🙂
March 25, 2014 3:10 pm|
I love the way you ended it! Yeah deal with it! 🙂
March 25, 2014 6:02 pm|
Thanks Nabanita! 🙂
March 25, 2014 5:12 pm|
One has to love oneself first before loving anybody else. If we can love our self unconditionally we would be able to love others too in the same way, and that is truly the greatest love of all.
March 25, 2014 6:03 pm|
You have summarized it so well, Rama. Thank you 🙂
March 25, 2014 5:55 pm|
I so loved the attitude of the post 😀 Brilliant
March 25, 2014 6:03 pm|
Thank you Raj 🙂
March 25, 2014 6:27 pm|
Shilpa,
I am very disciplined person,but ,i would hate to be conforming to standards and expectations set by others.
March 25, 2014 6:37 pm|
I believe, living up to other people’s expectations (which are so varied) leads to disastrous results for the person, sooner or later!!
March 29, 2014 7:23 pm|
Thats it. So you agree with my stand.I have lots of disagreement with people on this issue.
Thank you
March 25, 2014 8:47 pm|
Very nice and powerful statement.
March 25, 2014 8:48 pm|
Thank you SG 🙂
March 26, 2014 12:24 pm|
Loved your take Shilpa.. if you cannot love yourself you cannot truly love anyone else.
March 26, 2014 7:53 pm|
Absolutely!! Self love has to come first! Thanks T 🙂
March 26, 2014 7:46 pm|
So nicely explained an emotion that generally is difficult to express
March 26, 2014 7:53 pm|
Thank you Pooja 🙂
March 26, 2014 8:25 pm|
I often feel this way!
March 30, 2014 6:58 pm|
Aah! Then you know the feeling, Michelle!! 😎
March 27, 2014 1:24 pm|
Self love is the best love of all. There are very few who have the courage to remain a square peg that refuses to mold itself into a round hole. Nicely penned.
March 30, 2014 6:59 pm|
True, it is not easy being a square peg but then it is satisfying in the end! Thank you Rachna 🙂
March 31, 2014 11:50 am|
True love is flawed. And self love more so…