We live in a world full of social media, and sometimes people take to social media and post selfies. I'll admit, I've posted a few rare selfies before. Taking selfies has never really been my cup of tea, and I catch myself getting annoyed with or unfollowing people who post "too many" selfies. Then it hits me; who am I to judge someone for posting a few selfies? There's a fine line between confidence and narcissism, and that's an entirely different story. I'm here to talk about why we should try to stop ourselves from hating on people for simply posting a selfie.
Why are we wired to judge someone for wanting to feel good about the way they look and be confident enough to show it off?
Think about how horrible that is. We want to put people down for trying to build themselves up. Again, there's a difference between a selfie once in a while and three selfies a day. Either way, why does what other people do bother us all so much?
There's a saying that people from my hometown used to say a lot, and it was "live and let live." Live your life how you want to and let other people do the same. This can be applied to every aspect of life, but I found myself thinking of that in terms of this particular subject.
Taking a selfie is a way of showing confidence in yourself. I think we forget that a lot of the time. People's confidence is something that should never get shot down. People should boost each other up and encourage each other to be proud of themselves.
It is important to be aware of the way we treat people. We need to make the conscious effort to prevent people from being mistreated.
I hate that I let myself be bothered by what other people do. Why should someone else's life impact mine? It shouldn't. Live and let live.
If a selfie is going to help someone feel good about themselves for even an hour, why should it make me think poorly of them?
I choose to encourage selfies. I choose to encourage confidence.
Selfies are going to happen whether we like it or not, so we might as well spin it in a positive direction. Selfies themselves aren't so much the problem. The problem is that people are constantly sending negativity towards each other. People are always complaining about what they dislike about other people. In the moment, you might not notice it, but it slowly builds a mound of negativity.
Stop letting other people's actions bother you. Make the conscious effort to let people live the way they want to and stay out of it. Let them post their selfie without complaing about it.
Be positive. Promote confidence. Be confident in yourself. Live and let live.
