Same but different.
There are times we would glace through our homepage, looking around, wasting our time, searching for something that would interest you. Then we would spot one status with several likes, it makes you stop, to look at what the status says. Soon after that, you would find yourself joining the rest and click the like button as well. That particular status, would probably be one super ridiculous event where someone had made a fool of themselves that triggered the amusement of fatizens. (lol. I decided to use fatizens cause facebook itself seemed like a community on its own already, thus facebook-citizens; fatizens) Either that, or it was something sentimental, something that would trigger fatizens to feel the same way the status was trying to imply, something that would make fatizens agree with what was mentioned.
That example above, tells us that, we tend to have similar if not same thoughts as everyone else, it makes us feel somewhat a part of the world where we live in, where we feel safe and secure, that we have people like us around. "we are not alone", if that was meant for the aliens whom we have never met, it would probably shock the whole nation, or even the world, for we do not know what 'they' are capable of. But if it is for what we understand as us humans, are not alone because we have other humans around us, people would automatically feel relieved. It is a proof that we want to be amongst the 'species' we know. Just like how certain animals live in packs of their own species, they would feel secure. If ever they do wander alone, away from the pack, bumping into all kinds of other species, they would probably freak out, or if unlucky, get eaten too. I guess that is the main reason that we humans learnt that we need each other, and having similar thoughts and characters would definitely strengthen that.
As much as we like to be similar, we still want to be different from everyone else. It is how we identify ourselves amongst the crowd. Somewhat like how animals are distinguished amongst themselves. Wonder how a zebra is recognised as an individual zebra eventhough it is within its herd of zebras? If one notes properly, they can be differentiated by their stripes on its back. In our case, yes, we are all different on the outside, but we would want to further develop the differences we have in ourselves. Little did we realise that we all have this two total opposite ideas that were contradicting each other at the same time.
By now, I realise by being the same like everyone else, was for our inner self, where we want to feel safe and to be different, we want to explore ourselves, personality wise, to find out what is there that we could do.
Personality is more on the adventurous side of us, the differences we have that we want to show to the world. The side of us that is triggered by curiosity. Of us wanting to learn more than what we already knew. To test our theories, whether they are right or otherwise. Of things that interests us, of things that interests others, of things that works best for us and how it would probably turn out.
Yeap. It turns out I have figured out that fine line between similarities and differences. By right, they are totally different. They still are different. But what holds this two together still has a main point, one that keeps us standing and being us, humans. Humans. Humans. Humans.
Now, I may have sound a slight bit frustrated at the human race. Truth is, I am. Because whenever I mingle with people, I never fail to question. And this same yet different question became and issue. And as honest as I am, sometimes, by writing it out, I actually make my mind as things are being sorted out. Least I know, if I start somewhere, maybe questions could indeed be answered. Just like how it happened on this occasion. =)
Here is one question sorted out, now, what's next? ;)
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