Maturity does not equal conformity

Some people find livermush (scrapple) disgusting and some find it absolutely delicious (myself included). I used to have a problem where I looked down on people who didn’t like livermush but lately I’m finding them legit.

There tends to be a stream of thought out there that says the more mature people are the more similar they should act…… and look….. and talk. People who go to the same school should end up thinking alike by the time they are finished. People who work for the same organization should look and act more and more like the CEO if they want to be successful in their organization. Its like a funnel where a broad spectrum of people exist in the beginning, but slowly and over time they become alike.

The funny thing is that no two people are alike. Everyone has different talents, skills, gifts, and abilities that are unique to them. So trying to funnel everyone into the same prototype is trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Maturity does not equal conformity. This resonates with me so much. It frees me to be myself and to find ways to foster my own gifts and abilities and not to try to become someone else.

Just thought I would share. So I guess everyone doesn’t have to like livermush :/

4 Responses to Maturity does not equal conformity

  1. It’s called livermush. That’s the beginning and end of my argument against it :-)

  2. I’ll conform if I just don’t have to eat livermush!

  3. 1) A+ for including a pic. I like visual aids.
    2) You made me eat livermush for the first time, and I enjoyed it.
    3) Conformity to Chris Howell=Maturity*10
    4) I do agree with your point. You always make me think in a new way.

  4. P.S. What is that stupid picture wordpress put beside my comment? I didn’t choose that. At least it’s not a tarheel logo.

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