I don't know if it's entirely correct to call myself a hippie, but I do possess a lot of beliefs that would considered "hippie". And, I guess I am called a hippie pretty often. But, I guess I don't really know the correct terminology on that. (help, maybe?) Anyways, I'm just a girl in High School. I'm a vegetarian, a pacifist, a liberal, and I guess you could say a radical when it comes to anything political. I consider myself pretty mellow, (not that I always have been.) and really I just want everyone to love each other you know? I guess my spiritual beliefs are a lot different from those of the kids around me, and I am a lot more contemplative and deep-thinking that the high school kids I see daily. I want to be out there protesting, and traveling, and I have big dreams. You know, all of that stuff. On another note, I don't even listen to any of the music kids my age do. I'm into Bob Dylan, The Black Crowes, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, etc. The point in this all is, I always feel really like, seperated from my peers in a way, you know? I feel like it's harder for more to relate to them and interact with them, because what I see daily is just cruelty, and thoughtlessness, and rap music. I know they're good people. I want to be friends with them, but I don't think they understand me. At all. There's really no other people like me where I live. What should I do?
It sounds like you may well be a hippie. Only you know for sure. Concentrate on finishing schooi for now, then travel and explore.........
I know exactly what you mean. I know that I like myself the way I am and eventually I will find people who feel the same way as me(hopefully soon haha:sunny
It's the attitude-- maybe your preferences in music or look differ, but I'd bet there's a lot of kids who feel like you. I'm an old guy now--58, but I recently attended the first high school reunion I ever went to, the 40th reunion. I was a real loner at school--just moved to the new school, only attended it senior year. There were two girls in one of my classes, both cool and also cute. I chatted a little with them in school, but never really pushed it any further. They were out of my league, I believed, too cool or something to want to know someone like me. So I stayed lonely. So I meet these two girls at the reunion, 40 years later; they've stayed in touch with each other over the years. We get to chatting and I admit to how I thought they wouldn't want to be friends or anything else back then. Turns out that they both felt the same way in high school. Lonely, misfit, out of the loop. So there you have it: three kids, all feeling the same way and too afraid to actually say anything at the time. Like I said above, I'll bet there's others who feel the way you do.
what should you do? I say just hang in there. Coincidence or Serendipity or just plain old Chance will see you hook up with Others like yourself. seems to me you're made from an unusual mould ... but a good one. you'll probably never make LOTS of like minded friends cos there's not many like you. and many you know will sell out to affluence and not care where their wealth comes from. but you WILL find friends. be patient. remember the Cosmos has blessed you with your viewpoints. always choose the path with heart (you will anyway!). Time is the means by which potential is made actual.
