I could be wrong, but I THINK he just called you a fashion statement hippie. He's more gentle than myself, and as such, when he says things, they generally mean more..... But I stand by my belief that anyone who thinks the grateful dead and jimi showed them the light is faaaaaaakeeeeee as fake can be. They're only fooling themselves, and you.
The critical difference is that I did not label any of the participants because it will mean so much more when the person ends up saying it to him/herself... probably something I started doing because I began to start questioning my own motivations for shoveling unpalatable "truth" and whether any useful end is likely to be accomplished in how I'm handling my end of things. Invariably people say more about themselves than the point that they are making... particularly with strongly held opinions that they are not open to debating. I have a gut feeling that you are more than capable of gathering all the possible interpretations of what I just wrote.
Hi well my grandma not really molded me but she was a real hippie back in the day and she's such a free spirit. I guess you can say I just followed in her footsteps. My true friends treat me the same, And no I will never change Peace!
I think i've posted in this thread before. I was completely convinced that i was a hippie but i'm definately not. I stopped with the stereotypes and now i'm just my own person, and sure. I don't believe you should hurt a bunch of people and i think marijuana should be legal and etc. etc. of what else hippie philosophy is about, but that doesn't mean i'm a hippie because i follow SOME of the ideas. So why don't we stop labeling ourselves and just be who we are.
Who really impacted your life to mold you into a hippy? THe lady over the road, she would always rap about how big business needs to be responsible and how existence was meaningful and once i found a fresh joint in one of her chinese tea sets. She also got me into loads of the literature from the time jack kerouac, tom wolfe and kurt vonegut to name a few, she also told me that she knows im gonna do it one day but DONT SMOKE TOO MUCH weed she says how its way more potent nowadays, so yeah shes a legend. How do your friends treat you, and who do you hang around with? My friends dont treat me any differently, i hang out with people i like so basically stoners, skaters and "indies" ( but they arent those try hard kids people label them indies) Do you think it'll last? itll last as long as i last just in varying shapes and forms
I don't know if I'd call myself a full-on hippie, but I'm quite a pacifist, so I suppose I can comment on this. I first developed these ideals (you guessed it) as I started experimenting with psychedelics. I used to be a really dark, angry person, but I was interested in drug use. One night, I stayed with a friend who was experienced with various psychedelics and interesting ideas that appealed to me, even in my self-consumed angst. I'd never smoked or tripped prior to this. Me and my girlfriend were enjoying ourselves on the couch when another group of friends burst in excitedly to tell us that they had just returned from Alabama with a gram of salvia 20x (it's illegal here in Mississippi). I was completely unprepared for what was to happen, so after dealing with this short but life-changing trip, I knew I had stumbled across something amazing. I soon followed the night with much more experimentation. Over time, I noticed that, as a person, I had completely changed. I was no longer angry, and instead had a profound love for the individual and their respective opinions, as if each person was an entire universe, complex beyond comprehension. I also developed an intense love for the world around me. I enjoyed being alive and taking advantage of my time here more than I ever had before. I've laughed from time to time, looking back at how, before, I never gave hippies any credit and only looked at them as a breed that died off in the 60s. Now, I respect the common ideas expressed by those that give their self this "label". It's not a style, it's a way of life- one which, I believe, is more loving and meaningful than any other.
dont know....i use to always question about everything and try to look for the answer for my self..for some i loved meditating i always loved the out doors...always felt a strong connection with the open areas mountains,forests,rain forests,etc....always had an ear for music just the feeling the vibes you get from great music is just amazing...people all around me use to smoke weed and people use to criticize them even tho their wasn't a reason why they were smoking most of them was just to be cool so i decided to look it up for my self to see why its illegal then sooner enough i found out it was harmless so i decided when i go hiking again i will smoke and BAM the greatest experience ever happen that day
I guess it was my parents who made me what I am today. I won't say hippie, or any other name, they just helped me become a human being. What I learned from them, tolerance, a love for peace, good taste in music, patience, usw are the "ingredients" that went into my formation as a hippie(as others call me and how I believe I am) and my formation as a (moderately) decent human being... Peace!
I always hated following the packs, I decided to do things my own. People criticized me. Naturally, it's understandable though, people will always criticize what they hate and can't understand. In our society so many people want to be "individuals" but they only ACT and DRESS individually. They are never really given the opportunity of free THOUGHT. We are given a false illusion of grandeur and acceptance only if we fall into a certain mold. I decided to see for myself what this world had to offer, and not trusting anyone else helped, because I became critical of all the shit I was told for so long. I became critical of lables and decided I am who I am, label me as you please, but my beliefs usually tend to shock others.
buddhism and my parents. my mom is the liberal, weed smoking, free love type of person. my dad is the intellectual who reads books at the speed of light and refuses to use things that "damage brain cells" such as microwaves, cellphones, tv, ect. i wouldn't dare call myself a hippie though. i like to drive my car too much. i don't think anyone is a true hippie unless you truly stray away from general population norms. Just because you smoke weed and listen to Bob Marley, doesn't mean you can consider yourself a hippie. also, i'm tired of this new bohemian trend going on. anyone else notice this in the media lately? i feel like a see a peace sign everywhere i fucking look.
Yeah, just today I saw at least ten girls wearing clothes in that bohemian trend. I wonder, if they were asked what bohemian refers to, would they know?
Who really impacted your life to mold you into a hippy? Nobody in particular. I learnt about the movement through music, especially Grateful Dead, The Beatles and Jefferson Airplane. In all honesty, the real reason I wanted to become a hippy was because of the song "Woodstock" by Joni Mitchell (her version is best and she wrote it). "Woodstock", Joni Mitchell: http://youtu.be/3aOGnVKWbwc After that, I learned everything there was to know about hippies and did my best to become one. How do your friends treat you, and who do you hang around with? My friends are a mixed bunch. Most of them think I'm just being a stereotype; I don't think they realize how commited I am to my beliefs. None of them really care that much since they're the typical apathetic youth. One of them is close to becoming a hippie himself and I'm doing my best to push him that little bit further. Although there is another one who is completely against my weed smoking. He walked out of my house not so long ago when I tried to do it (bare in mind it was 2:00am) and we haven't talked since. Good riddance. They all think I'm just quirky, and they think the movement's dead. In truth, I'd love to just leave them all behind and go and live in a cramped apartment with a bunch of other hippies. Do you think it'll last? Oh yes, I think I'm a hippie for life now. I say that with the certainty of youth, but I do believe I'm here to stay.
you're all going to sink lumping yourselves into one stereotypical norm that everyone can easily label you as. Once you're grouped and labeled as a lesser social group, no one will care what you say.
and yeah.......^^.......bohemian/hippie trends are popular right now, i am starting to see the same rich kids dress down so they fit into the next trendy drug festival that they can go to and afford the whole plethora of drugs.
it is what it is, a TREND. It really is hard to say how long. As a whole, society will be purging bits of the style for the next couple years. But our economies will rise again and everyone will feel like it's alright to dress as they please, instead of the general consensus on fashion. "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
