I used to believe really and truly that i was a hippy, but being one seems impossible because it is so ideal. it seems like there are no true hippies anymore and maybe its just the refreshing idea that makes it so appealing. the idea that people can be peaceful with one another through acceptance could be true, but right now in life i see none of that. people are so consumed with themselves and their lives and you cant trust anyone... because people are just never what they seem to be. its a greedy world and the idea of being a hippy is trendy, but today it is just unrealistic... what do you think?
During the 60's, the hippies were defined by everything that straight society was not. Only by stepping outside of society will people be able to look at it objectively, realize what's wrong with it, and see how they would like to change it.
You may feel an ideal scenario is unattainable, but keep the faith. Be true to your conviction and your little bit will count. People ‘do’ find it hard to accept Peace, but that it the cause of the Hippie, be bold and drive to change - it won't be easy because of the World is (+ has always been) only concerned with the Power + the Pound (or Dollar etc..) A Hippy isn't 'trendy', may seem unrealistic, but isn't that the challenge to us all - to strive to make a difference? < Peace + Love ~ Save the Planet >
i agree, and i think that some people are actually "hippys" and some people just like pretending. i know some girls in school that were like "omg lets totally wear these natural things...its so hip!" but then there are people who trully are "hippy" natured. you have to be able to tell the difference, but there is one.
True hippies really do exist. It's just a matter of leaving behind cynicism before you can spot them. It definitely isn't an ideal. No one is perfect. That's true, but you don't have to be perfect to be a good hippy/person. Plenty of people may seem self-absorbed but that could just be that they have their own circle of people that they know and care about. "Those who are friends with many, is a friend to none". It takes a lot of time to forge life long bonds, and if the person is responsible for their own existence, then they'll be doing the job of a true hippy. This doesn't mean you can't be friendly and helpful to strangers, just don't expect them to be life-long pals... Jesus had 12+ close buddies, but was still kind to strangers. But Jesus is the exception by being God and all (if you believe that), he has a greater ability to juggle friendships =) This day-and-age, people are becoming increasingly skeptical and cynical, to the point of trying to dismiss love as an 'unhealthy and needless obsession'. Is isn't due to the truth, but due to the current times and how more and more people are dropping important morals for the sake of being an 'intellectual'. It is becoming popular to over-intellectualize rather simple and pure things, and by doing so, degrades everything that is a true part of us all. If you see others being assholes to each other, you know what? That's only a truth for them, don't make it a truth for you as well and allow yourself to be swept up into their negative mindset. Learn to operate your own mind, and make things true that you want to be true and your life will change as a result. We all have the ability to be assholes, but we also have the ability to be saints. It is just a matter of taking a personal stand, even if you display this only on the internet; it still counts. And like hate, love spreads like a virus, but that first takes acceptance that such a thing can be true. Be the unmoving rock. Don't let others tell you what the true nature of humanity is, become the nature that you want by simply changing your thoughts and enter into a more peaceful consciousness. "I will live for love, not fear. I will seek pleasure but I will not let myself be consumed by the pursuit. I will continue to work on and improve my forgiveness and self shaping techniques. I won't forget to savour the beauty in every day life - flowers, sound of birds, skies, sunsets, oceans, serenity) and I won't forget to show the natural world respect. I will show love and give assistance whenever I am able in my own way. I will strive to get a nice home, with nice shit in it, but I won't forget why: to have a sanctuary. A place to be at peace, to be creative, to be productive (in more ways than one), to relax, to feel good, to think, to reflect, to recharge. I will be honest with others and myself. This includes being genuine and living life on my own terms." - Best friend of mine.
theres way way way more true hippies out there then ya even know but your 17, in school..where everyone pretends to be something to fit into a group when your outta there and finding your true self livin the way ya wanna live..you come across others like ya in the strangest places. they take your hand and lead ya where ya go..to the happy hippie land of creatting dreams
i was never talking about the clothes or jewelry in regards to what a hippy is about... when i said trendy i was referring to the trend that has come about to be a hippy. have you noticed all the peace signs coming into fashion? no, that is not real hippism (sp?) but many kids around my age seem to think that wearing a shirt or a certain bag is, while they judge every person that walks by them and are restricted by their thoughts because they think their way is the only way and people who dont fit in with their thoughts are totally alien. there is no acceptance and they could care less about whats going on in the world around them because they are so consumed with their own little lives.. and these are the same people that claim to be hippies... which is what made me question if there was ever anything real about it or just something nice to think about.
for def zeppelin and soaringeagle, thanks for those replies. it was refreshing to hear, maybe all i needed was someone to tell me it. now i remember why i joined this site.
Well, some people are rather more shallow than others. While there are those who think beyond what's trendy and fashionable at the moment. During the 60's and beyond, what can be defined as "hippies" consisted of various ideas, movements, a sub-culture of sorts. Anything that so-called "straight society" was not. Think of it like a lock of long hair. Many different strands all interconnecting, overlapping into each other. Many of the things, ideas, that are now considered mainstream and that people now take for granted had their origin in the hippies of the 60's.
Its true in highschool everyones doing something because its cool. Life is so much bigger than the people you know and meet in highschool. Youll see...Dont give up hope that the world can be better, and that people can really be good.
hahaha just talked to green a bit she was already headid down the hippy highway goin right where the hippies were goin just not knowin what shed find there if she hadnt posted this, it mightve been hit or miss and she may have missed the thousands of hippies campin in her backyard
Hello green, I don't think hippie is an illusion. In fact, by year 1969, the counter-culture was already well established in American society. Like I said, many of the things we now take for granted had it's origin and roots in the early 60's hippie movement. Historically, the hippie era lasted only a little more than 2 years. It was marked by the Death of Hippie March, commemorated on the first anniversary of making LSD illegal, 1967, held in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, San Francisco.
