Being me

  A plum once said, just because a banana lover came by, I converted   myself into a banana. Unfortunately,his taste changed after a few   

 months and so I became an orange. When he said I was bitter I became  an apple, but he went in search of grapes. Yielding to the opinions       

 of so many people, I have changed so many times that I no more know       

 who I am. How I wish I had remained a plum and waited for a plum lover.   

                                                                          

  Just because a group of people do not accept you as you are, there       

 is no necessity for you to strip yourself of your originality. You       

 need to think good of yourself, for the world takes you at your own       

 estimate. Never stoop down in order to gain recognition. Never let       

 go of your true self to win a relationship. In the long run, you         

 will regret that you traded your greatest glory - your uniqueness,       

 for momentary validation. Even Gandhi was not accepted by many           

 people. The group that does not accept you as you is not your world.     

                                                                          

  There is a world for each one of you, where you shall reign as king     

 / queen by just being yourself. Find that world... in fact, that         

 world will find you.                                                     

                                                                          

  What water can do, gasoline cannot and what copper can, gold             

 cannot. The fragility of the ant enables it to move and the rigidity     

 of the tree enables it to stay rooted. Everything and everybody has       

 been designed with a proportion of uniqueness to serve a purpose         

 that we can fulfill only by being our unique self. You as you alone       

 can serve your purpose and I as I alone can serve my purpose. You         

 are here to be you... just you.                                           

                                                                          

     There was a time in this world when a Gandhi was required

  and he was sent. There was a time in this world when a 

  J.R.D.Tata was required and he was sent.There came a time when you       

 were required on this planet and hence you were sent. Let us be the       

 best we can be. Don't miss yourself and let the world not miss you.       

                                                                          

 In the history of the universe, there has been nobody like you and to     

the infinite of time to come, there will be no one like you. Existence     

should have loved you so much that it broke the mold after making you,   

so that another of your kind will never get repeated. You are original.   

You are rare. You are unique. You are a wonder. You are a masterpiece...   

your Master's piece. Celebrate your Uniqueness. 

P.S Another email forward which I just had to preserve for eternity and share with whoever wants to read.