alright.. im a 15 year old... and i like to think of myself as a hippy.. its weird... like since 4th grade people have been calling me hippy and i HATED it... because.. i dont know.. i didnt want to be different?? but i had always FELT a little different... when the girls in my class were listening to the backstreet boys and stuff, i was listening to james taylor and led zeppelin... i wore hemp and all that shiznit and i never really wanted to brush my hair, and while other girls were rockin the preppy look, i was like F that and i wore w/e i wanted, while they were wearing tommy hilfiger purfume.. i wore patchulli (sp?)... well memorial day weekend of this summer i went to schwagstock.. and i saw how at peace and happy and wonderful all the hippies were.. so i was like im gunna.. i dont know.. become one. so i did... i began wearing tye dyed skirts and listening to more greatful dead, and making compost piles, and cleaning my community and stuff.. and i feel like i have completely "found" myself.. and it feels so great... i didnt feel different anymore! i found a group of people that made me feel so good! and i feel good.. buttt.... people dog on me for being a hippy (even though back in the day they dogged on me when i WASNT one.. is that ironic?!) or they call me a wanna-be hippy.. they say that "hippies are only in the 60s!" and stuff like that.. and it really bugs me.. most people accept it, but some people don't and it hurts me.. what should i do or say to them?? or should it not be annoying me at all?? its bugging me for a while... and im not sure what to do... i want to be myself and being a hippy IS me... but im SICK of being made fun of!!! what should i do??? thanks!!
The trick is to pretend to be cool with what they say, even if you aren't...they will only keep it up as long as they are getting a reaction. You don't have to justify or explain who you are or what you are doing with your life. You are comfortable and content, that is enough. Just smile angelically and carry on with what you are doing. Peace in the world starts with inner peace inside each of us. You are on the right track. Just be peaceful and don't give a crap what they are saying. If you try to explain why you are a hippy, it will just make them feel like you are unsure and need to convince someone else. Do your own thing and be happy that you are you. You are a hippy...and that's that. Peace and Love!
i think the goddess is right... lao tzu says the second we stop wanting power, is the second we have all the power in the world, he also says the world is won by those who let go, when you try and try the world is beyond the winning. pretending not to care would be probably work, but truely not caring would be a sure fire way. you know whats right in your heart, you know their just doing what their told to and that your the only sane one there probably, so don't let them drag you down.
im gunna try not to, but its hard, because of the things they say to me EVERY DAY.. i mean most of my close friends and even most people in general accept it, but there are just a slim few that bug the F outta me! lol but im just gunna go numb to their nagging... mwahaha they will never know what has hit em! ps sorry that is thread has been posted twice, i dont know what happened.. if a mod could deleted NOT NOT NOT this one, but the other one, that would be great appreicted lol
It's just a label, most people need labeling to help them make sense of life. Then mock outsiders because it screws with their status quo and that's pretty scary. Not going to debate the labelling issue (can't be bothered with it myself) but if you want to, so be it. Wear it with pride. Look them in the eye and say 'yes I'm a hippy... [then ask what their problem is]' Freaks people out because they very rarely have answers, listen (or fake it) then leave/change the subject. A very pitying look works too, because it is really quite tragic; poor insecure freak out people too scared/dumb to accept any deviation from what's average or normal.
I for one hate labels. Looking back a few years I had the same problem. Then I called myself a hippie but I wasn't lucky. After a while all that peace thing freaked me off so much I can't explain. I mean I believed in peace etc. but I hated the way people dress when they are hippies. Today I wear what I want. Most of the time I dress myself totally black or black white (leatherthrousers and designershirt) and I wear my Zappabutton all the time. Sometimes I look at my old hippie clothes and wear them (not as extreme as I did years ago). Sometimes I dress like a punk. Sometimes I combine all these styles. I listen to Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Itoiz, Nightwish, Tull, Outkast, Boredoms, Rhapsody, John Cage, No Doubt, Richard Wagner and everything I like (it's very much). As an ex hippie I just can warn you: Don't believe every festival guy/gal. Not every hippie is a hippie. There are more posers then hippies AND I for one have become best friends with people that are not in the movement but are hippies in their brain, you know? If people freak ya off... do something they don't expect. Or think "fuck", grap yer portable cd player and listen to music while reading something.
the best thing to do is to ignore what they say and do your thing. as long as your happy with what you do and who you are it doesnt matter what other people think about you. and besides theres a little bit of hippy in everyone. i mean who hasnt worn hemp, or found peace by doing something constructive? besides a hippie isnt someone who wears tye dye and listen to a certain kind of music. Its all in the way you portray yourself and the vibes you give off. example, my friend "hippie" when i first met him he wore punk goth stuff and he came off as a total hippie to me. and well now hes wearing patch pants and tye dye and he has a lot of peircings. but he is still a hippie all because of the vibes he gave off. so just do what ever it is that makes you at peace with yourself and what makes you feel good and forget about what people say because you know who you are and they are just struggling with their identity. hope i helped *HUGS* Fallen Fairy
Well who's to say whos a 'real' hippie and what not. Its all just labels. I don't know why they say "Hippies were ONLY in the 60's"? I mean, so people NOWADAYS can't have the same 'beliefs' if you will(such as peace,love, and far more stuff) as the hippies did back in the day?! That doens't make sense! If people say "Hey hippies are only in the 60s!" I'd just say "Yea, man, but i AM really from the 60's, I'm just stuck in a time warp and now i'm stuck in the future". Lame joke....but it just might show them ya don't care. If anyone says a dumb commet to me, I just make a friendly joke about it. But, it's no point to be all stuck into what 'label' you are....you are who you are. You are yourself, and ain't nobody else like you. And if people have a problem with that, well then they just don't know themselves eiether. Someone may think or label someone a 'hippie' just because they think they fit the sterotype...sometimes people try to dress or be like something just to 'fit in' to a certain sterotype...and sometimes you can't help but to sterotype them a bit. But all I can say is 4get about sterotypes!!
yeh i agree, forget the stereotypes, all they do is make ppl either try and conform to them or try not to. just be yourself, wear what u like, listen to what u like and ignore all the ppl who give u grief, all the ppl who i know that i would call hippies dont conform to a look, they just give out happy positive vibes and that is what make a good person, dont try to be a label, just try to spread the love and the happiness. thats what i strive to do and i find its seriously the most rewarding thing, putting a smile on somebody elses face all the ppl who give u crap for who you are are just unhappy, i know its hard to understand but just ignore them and push on with what u want to do. good luck
