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Ashleigh Rogers
“Every human being carries with him from his cradle to his grave certain physical marks which do not change their character, and by which he can always be identified- and that without shade of doubt or question. These marks are his signature, his physiology autograph, so to speak, and his autograph cannot be counterfeited.” -Mark Twain What is it about a person’s identity that captivates the minds of others? How is it that the appearance of another can cause one to sit in awe? Is it possible that each and every one of us has that “something” that really makes us originators rather than imitators? As we go through life, there are times when we feel that who we are is not enough. We hear that there’s always room for improvement and can no longer be satisfied with who or what we are. Too often we see others in the spotlight and say to ourselves, “Wow! She really has the whole package,” or “He is so perfect in every way.” We instantly - even when we don’t realize - become dissatisfied with what we see in the mirror. We begin to wonder how we can obtain what is “the whole package” or whatever is considered “perfect.” If beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, who is society to tell us what “the whole package” is? If each of us is to behold what beauty really is, how can we not be “the whole package”? By default, the whole package is whatever each of us decides to pack. No two people have the same package. One will always have some part of them or may even lack another part of them that can be found somewhere else. What one can’t bring to the table, another one will bring. However, the part that each of us must realize is that just because one can bring one piece to the whole project does not mean that they brought everything. When one is lacking in one area, another person may be able to supply it. Does that make the lacking person any less of a person? Of course it does not. It just simply means that that particular area is not your forte. The reality of the situation is that the only way that each of us can learn throughout this thing called life is if we each do lack something. Think about it. If all of us knew everything, looked the same and could bring the exact same things to the table, we could not learn anything about life. The only way that life can go on is if we all feed off of each other, and the only way we can feed off of each other is if we each have something that another does not have. Each of us has a part of us that cannot be counterfeited and that is the only way to discovery - finding something that you don’t have, learning about it and living life with the lessons that it teaches us. Questions? Comments? Contact Ashleigh Rogers at roger125@msu.edu |
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