The harshest reality of being different has been felt through gender, race, religion, education, income, politics, and a long list of other life differentiators. Yet, diversity is, in certain schools of thought, an expression of nature's bounty and wealth.

Many people wake up everyday nagging and cursing themselves for being different. Truly, when being different becomes a thing that subjects one to danger and harshness, it can start to feel like a curse.

But would you rather neglect your unique and natural self to be who you are not?

Best advice you would ever get is this: Be yourself!

Several scientific studies have proven that people who chose to be who they really are have been happier in the end. Many of those who have chosen their heart have not found it an easy and smooth path either.

'Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance,' German-born and most popular spiritual author in the United States Eckhart Tolle says.

Eckhart Tolle's life could be a good case.

Eckhart has said for much of his life he was depressed, until he went through an 'inner transformation' at age 29. After this, he spent several years wandering and unemployed 'in a state of deep bliss' before becoming a spiritual teacher. His family thought of him as 'irresponsible, even insane'.

For someone who went through so much to become who he really wanted to be, becoming the most popular in what he does seems to be enough compensation.

Think about Eckhart's life. If, during the difficult times, he had given up on pursuing who he really was, would he have made it to becoming the most popular spiritual author in the US?

Nothing can change the fact as it is. To become who you really are, you are going to be different in your own way and you may have to pay the price for it. That may mean a lot of pain, losses, betrayals and disappointments. Everyone may have a different story, but there is always a central rule to the way life unfolds and that is something we really need to respect.

It is a good thing that being different is a blessing and a curse that is originally yours at least. The sooner you begin to see it this way, the earlier you start to appreciate being who you really are and become committed to enduring all the difficulties you may find on that path. Would you find self-fulfilment from a blessing and a curse that is not yours?

'Remember this: it is better for people to value you for who you are, not for who you pretend to be. Who you are lasts a lifetime. Who you pretend to be changes like the change of seasons. Don't be afraid to be yourself, even if it means removing yourself from lives that you want to be in. You are, no doubt, worthy of being valued for who you are. So be who you are,' Lebanese Canadian educator and poet Najwa Zebian advises.

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