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<h3>Human Desire to "fit in"</h3>
<pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Just for the Sake of Belonging</pre><pre><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Two common ways of handling a situation are either<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to do so </pre><pre>according to one¹s own personal needs and desires with no specific </pre><pre>regard to other people, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>one can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>base a decision on how it will be </pre><pre>viewed by others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The vast majority of people fall on the side of </pre><pre>being worried about what others are saying and thinking. Both good and </pre><pre>bad can come from living this way, but it has seemed to remain </pre><pre>constant throughout history. People have a natural desire to belong, </pre><pre>and to fit in with a certain group. No matter what group an individual </pre><pre>chooses, that individual almost always is forced sacrifice a part of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></pre><pre>them self in order to seem more a part of things. People in this world </pre><pre>seem to need companionship and are often too weak to stand alone. As a </pre><pre>result, they stand together in what ever group they are best suited </pre><pre>to.</pre><pre><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>It is a point of interest to many of the people who have stopped to </pre><pre>think about this fact. The idea that people live according to how </pre><pre>others will perceive then has been established as the rule, not the </pre><pre>exception. The real question now lies in the reasons for this way of </pre><pre>life. It was hypothesized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by C.S. Lewis that this desire to belong </pre><pre>and to fit in is a natural human characteristic. He believed that </pre><pre>people have an instinctive drive to belong, in the same sort of way </pre><pre>species reproduce. It is possible that his theory of instinctive </pre><pre>necessity is accurate, and humans are as a whole are week and scared </pre><pre>when they are faced with solitude. </pre><pre><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>The old adage ³there is safety in numbers² is appropriate in this </pre><pre>topic. Often in this world terrible things happen because people group </pre><pre>up and commit unspeakable acts, then take shelter in the numbers of </pre><pre>those involved. The Annual Freaknik ³celebration² is the perfect </pre><pre>example. Thousands of individuals crowd the streets of Atlanta and </pre><pre>pillage the city for a weekend, all the while they show no<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>respect </pre><pre>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the laws or the residents of the city. This can be directly </pre><pre>related to the issue of people doing things to be a part of the group. </pre><pre>If these people were asked individually why they did these terrible </pre><pre>things, for the most part they would respond by saying ³everyone else </pre><pre>is doing it²².<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This could be translated to ³I am just trying to be a </pre><pre>part of things². In this particular example those involved sacrifice </pre><pre>any sense of morals or upbringing that they might have had. </pre><pre><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>³Everybody is doing it². This sentence has ruined thousands of lives. </pre><pre>It could could be the worst four word combination in the English </pre><pre>language. People have been convinced to begin drug use, drunk driving, </pre><pre>cliff jumping, and countless other unwise activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The reason </pre><pre>behind this is clear, the human necessity to fit in and to seem cool </pre><pre>is often to strong to compete with. A person could have the world and </pre><pre>all of its riches, but with out someone to share it with, that person </pre><pre>would be totally alone. </pre><pre><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>People need each other. This is a fact of the world, and it will </pre><pre>never change. </pre><pre>This need is a natural desire that is found every where in every </pre><pre>person with very few exceptions. It is true that trouble can brew and </pre><pre>awful things can happen because of these groups, but the advantages </pre><pre>associated far out weigh the costs. These groups that people form </pre><pre>between themselves often serve as shelter for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the lonely,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for this </pre><pre>reason it is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>natural for people to go far out their way if necessary </pre><pre>to belong a particular crowd. As a result the opinion of others is crucial part of life.</pre></div>
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Sometime with rudeness 'n' Sometime with love..... Sometime with perception 'n' Sometime with surprise... Sometime with worry 'n' Sometime with Hope... Life goes on.........
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