Be Your Own Person
...those who are more like you. Being around people who inspire you is important, and if you words or actions are keeping you from these people you can't be at your best. The second reason is that if you do what other people want and not what you want, you can get involved with activities you don't enjoy. For example, you are in middle school and you want to impress a group of kds who are "cool". You change your dress, speech, and attitude and get accepted into their group. But you have to do more. To stay "in", you must participate in their activities as well; which might include drinking, smoking, damage to porperty, and other "cool" activities. Pretty soon you are buried in an avalanche of things you did not intend to do, and it will be very hard to dig yourself out. The final reason that you should refrain form letting other people/s opinions sway your life, is that you can become depressed. Depression is a chronic illness that can range form mild to se...