Where do I belong? Have you ever asked yourself that question? I have often times asked myself that very thing. Ever since elementary school, I have always had a way of trying my hardest to fit in, even when it wasn't possible. I have come to realize though, that no one fits in anywhere because everyone is different. I am a circle in a shapeless world.
There is no one way to be. No matter how much you look up to someone and how much you try to be them, it isn't going to work. I'm sure that person would be flattered at first, but I bet it would get old quick. Now, I'm not saying if someone is a good person that you shouldn't try to follow in their footsteps, but to be just like someone would be boring and unoriginal. If I already know one person like that, why would I want to know two? If everyone was content with being an individual, think of how different things would be; which brings me to my next subject: high school.
For half of your graduating class, high school was the best four years of their lives. The rest of them grew up to be in punk rock bands, singing about how bad it sucked and how much they hate their dad. For a lot of people, high school is nothing but a popularity contest. If you're not considered "good enough" to be popular, you feel like an outcast. But when you think about it, who gets talked about behind their backs the most? Who gets rumors spread about them? The popular kids. If they actually fit in and everyone liked them, these things wouldn't happen. So now, being called a loser by someone considered "cool" shouldn't hurt because just as many people--if not more--call that person a loser too.
I'm content with my "status" in high school. I think of myself sort of as a loner, but one of a different kind. I don't sit by myself at lunch or go through the day not talking to anyone. I try to get...