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Originally Posted by Scorpio  I don't totally agree with the larger message that the 'normal' bears are all secretly envious of the 'different' bear. Sometimes the 'normal' majority has accurate beefs and criticisms towards a 'different' person. I think it's wishful thinking to believe that just because you're different and people don't understand you that you're a courageous trailblazer by default. It's like the reject kids in school. Some where unfairly ostracized, but some of them were there at least in part because they were dirty, disruptive, and anti-social... |
I could be wrong, but I think Steve is trying to say that the "normal" bears are envious of the "unique/different" bear because he is expressing his own uniqueness and being true to himself. He's consciously creating his life and making use of the most empowering actions/habits/beliefs he has access to, rather then unconsciously cruising through life on autopilot, accepting whatever other people tell him (social conditioning), not replacing disempowering actions/habits/beliefs with empowering ones, and choosing the “default” option in life as opposed to the “be yourself, and be the best you can be” option.
It’s not so much a matter of being different, but having the courage to embrace who you really are at your core, beneath all the social conditioning and disempowering action. We’re all unique, but unfortunately the vast majority of people don't behave this way, and what’s even more unfortunate is that for the most part, the decision to do this is not even a conscious one.
Death is not the greatest loss in life.
The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
~ Norman Cousins
It will indeed be a great day when there is no longer a same-colour “backdrop”, but a vast spectrum of beautiful colours shining brightly.