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Are You a Follower? Here are 10 Commandments Every Conformist Follows
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Mateo Sol | Loner Wolf
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it. ~Ellen Goodman
On one of my walks I saw a young man, who appeared to be well dressed and mentally stable, using a payphone. A Payphone! I could only assume he was being told where to deliver the ransom money for his rich father.
This man was different from the usual – he was unusual, he stood out. I have often written about how strange it is to want to be typical, but now I ask myself: what makes someone normal? And for that matter, what makes someone abnormal?
When we think of the abnormal, the non-conformists, we immediately associate them with the word ‘rebellion’. These are the people who go out of their way to be different, to do the opposite of what other people do. But is this really being a non-conformist?
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Modern Day “Non-Conformists”
Hipsters, Punks, Skinheads, Atheists, these are all rebellious examples of what we imagine when we think of our typical non-conformist. Your garden variety conformist has a belief in some sort of system of doing things, and your typical non-conformist has a belief in not believing that it is the true, or the right, way of doing things.
This seems to be a very reactionary way of approaching life. To go out of your way to disbelieve a belief is to give that belief importance. Besides, you need a belief to exist in order for you to disbelieve it. You’re also still part of that belief system’s game of extremes. Any publicity is good publicity as they say.
True non-conformism isn’t about reacting, and it isn’t about rebellion. It’s about being liberated from beliefs (“for OR against”), labels, assumptions and dogmas.
A non-conformist has the freedom to make a decision based on present moment merits. Or, in other words, based on your own experience, what comes true to your nature, your curiosity, your wisdom and your personal understanding of the situation or idea.
10 Conformist Commandments
To be a successful conformist you must master and apply these ten commandments to your daily life.
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#1 Take The Path Most Traveled.
This is essential if you seek the security and peace of mind that comes with knowing you’re heading in a direction that has been proven and tested time after time. It provides you with the least amount of dangers, worries and problems to deal with in your daily life.
TIP: Do everything you’ve been told to do by your parents, teachers and peers to influence your decision making.
#2 Hold Other People’s Opinions In High Esteem.
To be accepted by society is your utmost concern. Your sense of self-worth should come solely by how liked, respected and accepted you are by those around you.
TIP: Your sense of identity should only come from the external world and the value you have been given by it.
#3 Avoid Passionate Pursuits.
Finding what you’re passionate about and pursuing that passion is too risky. It will distract you from your essential concern of safety seeking and will cause you to deviate from the Path Most Traveled.
TIP: Avoid introspection at all costs. Passion is dangerous, it is unpredictable and should be repelled like STD’s.
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#4 Be Realistic.
Realistic ideals will keep you on track of what is important in life: security and certainty.
TIP: Using creativity and dreaming big can open you up to Passionate Pursuits which will result in embarrassment.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2015/08/are-you-a-follower-here-are-10-commandments-every-conformist-follows/
