If anything, I think the people around me have influenced me the most. Over the years, I have hung out with a lot of different clicks: the Asians, the English poetry gang, the emos, and the computer geeks. I believe it is because of the people in these groups that I am who I am today.
I'll start off by explaining the group I currently reside in: the computer geeks. All in all, the group plays games, fixes and compares computers and their parts, and terrorize the town with partying. It was with this group, though, that I learned a very important lesson. People are not defined by their clicks. This sounds cliche, I know, but it couldn't be truer. The computer group had not only the quarterback, but 9 players from the varsity football team. We had people from soccer, cheer leading, and even swimming. Which leads me to my next group, the Asians. While what I say might sound stereotypical, I base this all on real life. I hung out with the Asians when we were doing math, ping-pong, or chess. We sat at lunch together and were the goofiest/loudest group in the cafeteria. The important thing I learned though was to not care about other peoples image of you. We would joke that someone is being too ridiculous, but the answer was always "it's okay, I'm Asian". It is common, but it took me a while to realize it's not because of his heritage alone, but that he doesn't care what others think if he is having fun with his friends. These two groups are probably the most influential friends I had throughout high school.
As for English poetry geeks and emos, I wasn't influenced much. The English crowd did teach me that self expression is good for you and you should keep imagination alive, but all the emos did was make me realize how much peoples lives sucked or how hungry they are for attention. Either way, it was because of the people I met in high school that I am who I am today.
I can relate to being influenced by groups... I've been around a lot of different groups as well because I tend to get along with just about everyone. It did never work out with the emos or the jocks really, because they all just want attention. Computer geeks are fun! My boyfriend is geeky and so are his friends so that's kind of the group I put myself in now, and it is true that people aren't defined by their clicks. Everyone in our little group is different as well. They teach me new crazy stuff everyday and we always have fun playing pc games from miles and miles away, and that's why they're the best friends to have.
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I understand what you mean about learning from all the "groups". Groups contribute a great amount to our experiences over time.
ReplyDeleteI can relate totally to your blog. I was very much the same when it came to hanging out with a lot of different "groups" and in the long run just like you it shaped me as a person, and i believe it did in a very good way.
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