As humans, and especially as formative kids, we should try on various belief systems, opinions, as well as hobbies, fashion, and social personas. That's how we find out what fits, and what part of our inherited accoutrements don't. We find out how we differ from others. We find out about empathy. We find ugly aspects of ourselves and our tribe. We figure out what to reject, what to hone, and experience how other misfits may feel. In this process, we hurt others, we hurt ourselves, and hopefully we learn.
As humans, and especially as formative kids, we should try on various belief systems, opinions, as well as hobbies, fashion, and social personas. That's how we find out what fits, and what part of our inherited accoutrements don't. We find out how we differ from others. We find out about empathy. We find ugly aspects of ourselves and our tribe. We figure out what to reject, what to hone, and experience how other misfits may feel. In this process, we hurt others, we hurt ourselves, and hopefully we learn.