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’
74 Responses
Wow…a superb take on the prompt…loved it, Shilpa Ji 🙂
Thank you Sreeja! 🙂
Good for you, Shilpa! 🙂
Oh yes 😀
ha ha .,…wrote something on the similar lines… 🙂
You are right..self love is indeed the highest order of love
And I loved your take on the prompt, Shiva!! 🙂
Strong, powerful and superb post, Shilpa. Yeah, tell the world to deal with it, great one.
You bet 😀 Thank you, Sulekha 🙂
superlike Shilpa! I loved every word 🙂
Thank you Gauri! Loved your poem too 🙂
Be yourself but do not turn narcissistic. A good post
Will remember that!! Thank you, KP 🙂
Awesome post 🙂 Loved every word of it 🙂
Thanks a lot, Swathi 🙂
The BEST love there is! Heartily agree, Shilpa 🙂 Be true to thine own self!
Oh yes, when we are true to ourselves, we love others for what they are too! 🙂
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!
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 🙂 ♥
Sigh… that is so me… even the ending though it took a looong time to reach there !!
Agree, it takes a long time to reach there, but isnt it wonderful that we finally realized that!! 🙂
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
Agree with you, Rajesh. The process and time that it takes to accept anything out of ordinary is truly troublesome!!
Love your prompt, Shilpa. It’s a big, bad world and refuse to fit in. I can see ME in this post:)
Aha! You too 🙂 Thanks Vishal 🙂
Very well said…words we should all take to heart!
True that! 🙂 Thank you Teresa 🙂
Awesome! Truth is there aren’t many who really love themselves! Well written!
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! 🙂
Amazing, short, crisp, to the point and the story of each one of us!!
Well done, Shilpa.
Thanks AWITW! Glad that this resonates with you too 🙂
We don’t know no flaws in you and we love you just the way that you are 🙂 <3
Awwie!! But that’s because you are too sweet!! 🙂 ♥
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 🙂
Spot on Ashwini 🙂
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! 🙂
Oh yes, loving your own self is the greatest gift you can give to yourself! Glad that we have realized that 🙂
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
Thanks Sheethal. Loved your post 🙂 ♥
Awesome Shilpa
Thank you Jayashree 🙂
a square piece in a round hole….that’s what most of us are!! why try to fit in? great piece!!
True, why not follow your heart, follow your dreams… 🙂
Thanks S 🙂
Loving yourself is so very important…only then can you expect others to love you!
That’s absolutely right, PB.If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else.
Strong and beautiful! Just like u! Loved it!
Thank you Aditi 🙂
Having the guts to be yourself against all odds is awesome. ♥
It takes time for that realization, but glad that it finally comes in!! 🙂 ♥
Power packed words Shilpa. Very true, it is never easy to remain true to yourself.
Thanks Reshma 🙂
If you could stay like square peg unmindful of the round hole, what else can be more honest?
It is tough but worthwhile in the end 🙂
N thats the best gift u ccan give urself!
True that!! 🙂
I love the way you ended it! Yeah deal with it! 🙂
Thanks Nabanita! 🙂
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.
You have summarized it so well, Rama. Thank you 🙂
I so loved the attitude of the post 😀 Brilliant
Thank you Raj 🙂
Shilpa,
I am very disciplined person,but ,i would hate to be conforming to standards and expectations set by others.
I believe, living up to other people’s expectations (which are so varied) leads to disastrous results for the person, sooner or later!!
Thats it. So you agree with my stand.I have lots of disagreement with people on this issue.
Thank you
Very nice and powerful statement.
Thank you SG 🙂
Loved your take Shilpa.. if you cannot love yourself you cannot truly love anyone else.
Absolutely!! Self love has to come first! Thanks T 🙂
So nicely explained an emotion that generally is difficult to express
Thank you Pooja 🙂
I often feel this way!
Aah! Then you know the feeling, Michelle!! 😎
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.
True, it is not easy being a square peg but then it is satisfying in the end! Thank you Rachna 🙂
True love is flawed. And self love more so…