Dr. Seuss

I would like to start off this post with a quote.

"Today you are you; that is truer than true. There's no one alive who is youer than you." -- Dr. Seuss

This quote represents the uniqueness that we all inherently have.  It's not an option to be unique.  No two people -- not even twins -- are exactly alike in every way.  I have quirks; there's no doubt about that.  I wouldn't be me without all of my quirks.  I'm loud; I'm goofy; I'm sarcastic; I'm a news-junkie; I've got a million and one quirks. So do you.  These tiny differences are what make the world such an amazing place.  If every animal were exactly the same, how boring would that be?  If every person had the same view and the same personality, would anyone be attracted to anyone else?  It's hard to find an argument that says yes to that question.

The art of humanity lies deep within each and every human being.  We all have unquestionable similarities: physical needs, physical construction, emotional needs, and many others.  These are all, however, part of a much larger view of humanity.  We all need air to breath, food to eat, water to drink, shelter to protect us, and someone else to entertain us.  The last in that list is possible the most important.  We can have all of the physical necessities of life, but without the emotional connection that we feel with others, many people would go insane -- myself included.  I use another quote, this one from my favorite musical artist. "If we weren't all crazy, we'd all go insane."  To me, in this quote, craziness is really quirkiness.  When you get past the broad view of humanity -- the larger necessities like air, food and water -- and you look down at the emotional needs and the little things that make each of us happy, you find vast differences.  Some people are happiest when writing or painting; some are happiest when solving puzzles; some are even happiest when sleeping.  Everyone, when it comes to the smaller things in likes different things.  Some love country music; some hate it.  Some love television dramas; others hate them. 

When it comes to differences like these, the petty and unimportant ones, it is important for each and every person to embrace themselves as who they really are, and acknowledge what they really like.  Not who others want them to be or what others want them to like.  If you love Gavin Degraw, love him.  If you love Taylor Swift, lover her.  If you love NCIS, love it.  Don't be afraid to admit to enjoying things just because they're not the norm.  I work at a radio station full of hipsters who dislike Nickelback.  I happen to like Nickelback; so what? 

I guess what I'm getting at here is that everyone needs to embrace who they really are.  If who they are isn't who they want to be, they're the only ones who can change it.  You're the only person who can be you. 

If you're not going to be you, who is?