Everywhere we turn in our society we are bombarded with labels. People become who they are in our society not because of their true identity but because of the label we put on them. We are encouraged to live by labels put on us and become that label. Our white race is often labeled as being a superior race with benefits and opportunities withheld from others. And many upon accepting themselves and finding their identity try to live up to that label. Our Black race through the history of our Country have been labeled as being underprivileged, having a high crime level and being non-achievers. And many try to live down to that label. Our seniors are often labeled as being over-the-hill, not capable of living independent strong lives and losing wisdom (but wisdom comes with age) and many live down to that label losing their ability to function using their years of wisdom and understanding by not using it. These are just a few of the many labels that we let define us. But these labels are just stereotypes that rob us of our true identity.
Sometimes we are made to achieve things because of labels put on us. Labels don’t have to be the negative labels that they often are in our society. But for some reason we take more pride in placing and living by the negative labels. When a child is raised with many words of praise and positive labels put on him he usually becomes a confident independent person. Upon the child being made to disbelieve in himself by putting crippling labels all on him he usually grows trying to live down to those labels. In the conditions in our world today we are continually throwing negative labels. And more and more people are losing their true identity and living down to those labels.
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