Hidden in the Shadows of Society: Chloé Carlson

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    Most teens hide themselves in the shadows of society. You may not be one of them or have ever been one of them but trust me there are many out there. The quote "Our Deepest Fear" by Marianna Williamson is about not being afraid to live up to your fullest potential and to not hide in your own skin. You shouldn't hide away, you should be yourself because everyone else is already taken; besides where's the fun in life if everyone would be the exact same. When you're minimizing who you are and not living up to your fullest, it doesn't serve the world. The like that I find the most meaningful and inspiring in the quote is "It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us." (Williamson) Which in other words this means that it is not our weakness that most frightens us it is our strengths. I connect with this line because I have a low self esteem and the line it's saying to be yourself and not hide our strengths away from others. Everyone hides from society, but mostly us teens. Being a teenager you are supposed to follow trends and to fit in. So you never really get to be your true self. The quote is relevant to all teens, from the outsiders to the popular kids. Everyone should be themselves and live up to there fullest. If you look at the image to your right you will see a girl huddling in a corner of the room covering here face. I chose to include this image in my blog post because the girl in the corner symbolizes someone hiding away from society. So in the end why wouldn't you want to be your own unique self? Besides, everyone else is already taken.