Stand Out

Stand+Out

Autumn Gibson, Staff Writer

Why is it that when you are in high school and you do one thing that’s maybe a little “out there,” you’re penalized for it? Don’t these people understand that maybe we don’t want to be a clone of everyone else? Don’t they get that maybe we like being original? I mean, what’s so bad about that? So what if someone listens to a different style of music, or has a crazy hair color, or even has a certain clothing style? Why must there always be that automatic thought of there must be something wrong with them? People need to keep an open mind, because if you don’t, well I think you’re going to live a pretty colorless and boring life. And no matter how big the fear of standing out may be, there is no one you need to please but yourself.
Because you are a part of this gigantic universe and no one here on earth stands bigger than the universe inside of all of us.
So dream.
Dream because that’s what society fears. Make society feel your tears.
Dream because you don’t fit in
But stand out.
Be our last hope.
Make examples out of greatness.
Become the originality of learning.
Society needs you,
To be you.