There are times in my life when I feel like someone else, like I have to pretend to get a victory. The world conditions us by telling us what to do, I really don't know if I can stand another second without being myself. Everything is the same pattern, since we were little we were taught what to do: study, work, prosper.
What if I don't like my job? After all, that's not what I wanted to do. I have to pretend that if he does, so that society doesn't reject me, what if I don't like my career? Are you really making me do this? I am always told to study law, medicine or education; artists are all marked by the same pattern. So I have to put aside what I like and study another profession that does carry weight in the world of work.
Society is a disaster, society makes us sick; I want to raise my voice and raise my flag. I want to be a guide of what I do, I want to be a leader of my own feelings, leaving aside the conditions they impose on me. I want to feel free on the street when I walk, I want to be allowed to express my opinion.
Why do I let them dominate me? Why do I allow myself to be contaminated? Society pollutes my essence, everyone pollutes my passion; they make me disguise myself as someone I am not, that was never an option for me, but I let myself be tied down.
Most of us look like robots, all taking the same step, the streets seem monotonous. They all wear suits and ties that hide their true identity. When do we stop being free? Or have we never been?
I admire those who from the beginning made their voices heard, who never let themselves be carried away by alien and polluting precepts. Now I understand that if I want to be a doctor, I must be a doctor; if I want to be a teacher, I must be a teacher; on the other hand, if I want to be a painter or a writer, I must be allowed to be one without having to carry on my back the weight of criticism that consumes me.
I'm tired of being a hypocrite to myself, I want to be just me. I want to work in whatever I like and be able to leave without a social status.
I want to be a person that society can't dominate.
Thank you for giving me your time and reading my stories.
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