#Trust30 online initiative - a 30-day writing challenge - Part 11 - Divine Idea

Divine Idea by Fabian Kruse

Imitation is Suicide. Insist on yourself; never imitate. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Write down in which areas of your life you have to overcome these suicidal tendencies of imitation, and how you can transform them into a newborn you – one that doesn’t hide its uniqueness, but thrives on it. There is a “divine idea which each of us represents” – which is yours?
(Author: Fabian Kruse)

Divine Idea by Andrew Cairns

The 'stability' of job, house, material possessions... or to quote from Trainspotting :

"choose life.choose a job. choose a career. choose a family. choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disk players and electrical tin openers........ Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. choose a starter home. choose your friends. choose DIY and wondering who the fuck u are on sunday morning. choose sitting on the coach watching mind numbing , spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing junk food into your mouth. choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in amiserable home nothing more than an embarassement to the selfish,fucked-up brats you spawned to replace yourself. choose your futur. choose life."

How to overcome following the path expected of you by the norms of society?
Tough, but basically question all endeavours, purchases, associations... Try to avoid doing things just because 'everyone else' is doing it. Look at the benefits or consequences for yourself, family, environment (short-term, medium-term and long-term - including future generations - the concept of sustainable development).