it's impossible to be...

original or unique. discuss.

 

We are all individuals.
You are one of a kind, totally unique, never to be repeated.


Original statements, or thoughts, well..........thats hard, likely I agree with you.


In a world of individuals, comparison is ludricrous.

 

No. I think the problem is that too many people try too hard to be original and unique, which really only amounts to a lot of people who are exactly the same.

Some of the most unique people are the shy, quiet people, who really don't try to force an image upon themselves.

 

it's not impossible, just be yourself, unless you have a clone, and they'd still have to copy your every move...
maybe your trying too hard...you are talking about youself right?

 

Yes and no. Original, no. Unique, yes. While we can almost never be completely original we can take previous ideas and always spin them to be unique. Atleast as unique as possible.

 

Unique? Yes...The most abstract people are unique...Even some fashion trends start out as unique before they are copied by everyone else. However it's not possible to be original...Everything's been done...We're now just reusing ideas and warping them into new ones...

Holly

 

if it's been done before, there's nothing unique about it. i'm leaning in rat's direction.

 

I do not think I am orginal because I know other's have problems too, some far worse than my own. I do however think I am unique.

I think everyone is unique in their own way. Maybe I am not helping discussing your thought.

 

so...we're all unique, just like everyone else.

 

That makes us sound so original

 

No, pop culture makes sure alot of kids act exactly the same so that the unique people can feel better

 

hehe. i've got no problem with any of this. i was thinking the same thing as matt, that the harder someone tries to be original, the less original they are. i've decided to embrace my normalcy, my unoriginality. it's so refreshing.

 

That does sound refreshing.

I have spent years comparing myself to other's (like my Mom for example) and all I get out of doing that is feeling like a loser or a failure. (such sweet talk). My Mom is really crafty and articulate. I am a clutz and all thumbs. I don't have a steady hand if I tried HOWEVER I do have other qualities that she does not have that I enjoy. I want to learn to embrace them more.

I would like to stop and smell the roses more instead of being stuck at the end of my nose.

Thank you KC. You have actually inspired me tonight.

 

Actually it's impossible to be someoe else completely. You are unique but some people don't read the whole book they try to read just the cliff notes. (It didn't work in school and it won't work in life)

 

i did really good with clif's notes. i'm good at reading between the lines, like at least a billion other people. there isn't a single factor about yourself that isn't shared by at least a billion other people, unless it's something like schizophrenia. then it's probably only a million.

 

you know, my mom is like that, too. she was always more beautiful, more crafty, more articulate and talented. but she was never happy. i've decided to be happy. though if i find that i'm happy being cranky, i'll do that, too.

 

don't try to kid yourself

 

I know this thread isn't about Mother's but do you ever hear yourself talk and think "Wow, I sound just like her"??? Happens to me almost daily.

 

not really, though i do try to re-produce some of her more amusing quirks. imitation is the highest form of flattery.

 

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