Influences

Our whole life we make choices according to other peoples opinion. 

When we are children we decide what we should do because of what our parents tell us. We either choose to follow the rules or to break them but either way we base our decisions depending on how they would react.

Then we grow up and are under the influence of peer-pressure. We do what we can to stay "cool" and shape our wants and needs according to the wishes of the group.

So how do we know that how we act or react is because of our own desires. How do we know that we don't react to group image and base our decisions on what is really the best for us...

How can I know that I am making the right choice if I don't even know what I want and what I am doing to make other people happy.

Who am I making decision for? My parents, my friends... or myself?

Being influenced is not necessarily bad... or is it?

How many times have we made decisions that did not follow the regular routine? How many times have we decided against something even though deep down we actually wanted to do it but our friends veto-ed against...

All my life has been influenced by who I live with and who I want to become, that I completely forgot who I am.

Who am I? Who are we when we listen to only ourselves?

I think it is time for me to fine-tune my real desires and figure out what kind of person I really want to be.