Are you free to be you?

Or are you what society wants you to be?

 

not at all.

 

I am free to be who I am (outside of work) at least for now. Who knows for how long, though.

 

I'm free to be me, but I'm suppressing my personality a bit at the moment in order to reach my goals. I live within the boundaries of society at present, but it is temporary, and once I've got what I came for, I'm going straight back to flaunting my personality without moderation, to the entertainment of some and the annoyance of many.

 

I've never been much on conforming. If I am in a situation where I am not free to be myself, I clam up and quietly observe since I don't know HOW to pretend to be something I am not. I wish I did sometimes, wish I knew the art of bullshitting better, but I don't and that is who I am free to be

 

only till my savings run out

 

So you're saying that once you have to return to a standard work routine you will not be able to be true to yourself? Why is that?

 

Yep. I am free to be me.

I dont change for anybody. Not even my job.

 

the implied it was a joke.

 

Being myself has gotten me fired from other jobs, so....

When I am at work I try to say as little as possible.

 

GOOD BOY.

 

What does society want me to be?

I have never felt like I had to conform. I wear what I like, read what I like, do what I like.

I like living in a house and showering and eating every day, so I do that. If society wants me to do those things, it's just a coincidence.

 

I'm free to be me, but I'm too broke to be me.

I'm definitely NOT what society wants me to be. lol The bastards:sifone:

 

I'm not made for society, so I choose not to be me fully when I'm in it. I'm too honest not to be myself but when I'm in society, I moderate, as opposed to when I'm truly free.

If I don't moderate, everyone tends to have an opinion, and those opinions commonly associate me with some sort of lunacy, and society disapproves of lunacy. I guess you could say I tuck away the madman for a while.

 

Ever read Steppenwolf by Hesse?

 

Negative, however, that and his Siddartha Gautama have been on my list for a while.

Why?

 

Steppenwolf goes to a magical theater that says "For Madmen Only"

Felt it would work for you

Check both books out. Hesse is a master!

 

Therefore you are not free to be you, correct?

 

A bit of both. I'm not what society wants me to be but I can easily blend in a bit better when I want to

 

Everybody keeps saying this.... but HOW are you different? What does society want you to be?