I think, so, therefore. I can be anything I want to be. That’s a motivational statement that everyone should have pinned to their bedside table. It’s the first thought everyone should have when they wake up each day they’re privileged to be alive because the thoughts you think about yourself are the most important thoughts you will ever have in your life.
Of course, some people take that motivational statement out of context and think they can be something they can never be. For example, I recently heard Pierce Morgan say that he wanted to be identified as a two spirited penguin or a black lesbian. I personally don’t think he has the legs to be either, but if he chooses to be one of them, I will respect his right to be whatever he wants to be as long as he respects my right to see him for who he is. A human being, a male one at that.
In my mind, you can be anything you want to be as long as it’s realistically achievable. You need to identify your talents and choose to be the best in your chosen profession. Or you can choose to be the best you can possibly be with the talents you have. The latter is a far more achievable goal. For example, if you’ve been blessed with two left feet, choosing to be a professional footballer will end up in disappointment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play football.
Confusing Motivation with entitlement
Realistically, you can be anything you want to be, and growing up to be a respected and respectful adult is an admirable goal. However, the problem with some of today’s generation of youngsters is that they’ve changed the be in that sentence to do so that it reads, “I think, so, therefore. I can do anything I want to do.” The online world is flooded with examples of people with that attitude. Those people believe that they’re entitled to make videos of private people for their own amusement and then put those videos on YouTube, TicToc, or any number of online platforms. It’s an invasion of people’s privacy and probably illegal. If not, it should be. I wonder if that information was taught to children by their parents or teachers, would it go a long way to fixing the problem?
I’m just delighted I grew up at a time before video because there are a number of memories I’m happy to be only memories. I’ll leave you with one final thought.
Some people have lost or haven’t been taught the meaning of respect, and it shows.
