This topic reminds me of something funny that happened: a few years back my big brother set some codes for himself, in his words and I quote "These are codes I wanna live by" Anything aside these codes aren't important, I'm gonna live my life based on these codes, but then there are times I've seen him decode or encode himself like "going completely against these codes" what could have caused that? Well, I know the life we live every day is full of uncertainties, and when these uncertain things happen, one is likely to forget the codes we live by and be like, "Why did I even set these codes in the first place?" it's likely to happen.
Codes are very important; I feel like they are values that guide our lives, something we can't go against no matter the circumstances we are faced with. Even heaven and earth are witnesses to those codes because we say them in their presence. Living by a code isn't always easy. No wonder my big brother deviated from his codes; it requires determination and discipline. Without these two working hand in hand, I don't think I can be able to live by my codes.
Codes are set based on our beliefs and values, which are important to us; these codes shape our lives by the decisions we make and the actions we take in certain situations. No doubt everyone has a code they live by, and I'm not an exception to that, so I have a code I live by, and no matter what happens, I would never find myself deviating from that code.
Little background story: Growing up the one thing that my mum would always tell my siblings and me was to "be ourselves" She would go further into saying "We should like and admire what others have but don't wish to be like them" because the moment you wish to be like others, you are likely to put pressure in yourself into getting whatever the next person has.
I think I was fortunate enough to be raised and surrounded by good values, I grew up with these values that have also grown to become my codes. Now, I've given you a clue to one of my codes: "Sorry, my only code".
That's "being me." This is one code I don't go against no matter what I'm faced with, but then if you put a gun to my head, I'm likely to "It will be difficult too," so let it be known. The one thing that my friends know about me is the fact that I love being myself; I don't pretend; being the true me gives me a lot of happiness and peace of mind. I don't fake my lifestyle; I love living a simple life void of competition, I'm not bothered about what the next has that I don't, "I'm not even moved."
In today's world, where young people are being misled by the kind of things they see online, they are being carried away with the kind of life people portray on the internet, thereby putting pressure on themselves to live a similar life. Such stuff has happened to someone close to me and I know how it feels. Imagine borrowing money from different loan apps and people just to live the baby girl lifestyle, "something you can't sustain," because that lifestyle is very expensive to maintain.
One thing I avoid in this life I'm living is unnecessary pressure, I love my peace and mental health to the point that I don't let anything tamper with it. Being me is the goal, I don't want to be like anyone because all I want to be like "is me" I'm not interested in the fancy life people live and throw on our faces every day, if I can't afford to live that life "I'm not gonna force it" I'm gonna live with what I can afford with ease.
Like my friend will always say "Life is not hard, it is the kind of life you want to live that is making life hard"
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