Firework
Ok, now that we will be transitioning into personal philosophy for a while, we are going to do some restructuring. Enough of what Friedrich Nietzsche thinks and more of what I think. What is my philosophy? What questions are of interest to me?
Lately, I have been overcome with a feeling that I'd wager is shared by most of you. I have been thinking about who we are and who we present ourselves to be. Have you ever had the experience where you are thinking one thing, but then you say another because you are unsure of the appropriateness of your thoughts? Of course, we follow social niceties and rules of politeness, but have you ever thought something that felt right to you and were unable to say it because you didn't want to rock the boat or for fear of what someone else would think?
In a professional world, this is the game that we play, day in and day out. We are to compartmentalize ourselves and put our best foot forward, not letting too much personality shine through. In the workplace this is fine because it is efficient (and you are getting paid to be professional).
But what about in your personal life? How much do you compromise yourself to fit in? Are you one of those who keeps it inside, or are you one of those who polices others, making sure that all of the participants play their roles? I challenge you to let your true colors shine through whenever possible, and to let others show theirs. I think we would be surprised at how much more interesting and fascinating life could be.
P.S. Pop music hasn't been my style until as of late, but I feel that there is no good music out there in the genres that I like.
P.S. Pop music hasn't been my style until as of late, but I feel that there is no good music out there in the genres that I like.
I would have to politely (LOL) disagree with you. I think that we HAVE to show our personality in our professional lives. Otherwise, our real voice will not come through. Now, I think that the issue is that we have multiple identities and these identities are reflected in the many settings in which we operate.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting; I hope when people communicate together, they let each other show their different colors; thus they share their different views and philosophies especially when it comes to communication between different characters of different cultures and different mentalities.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher, I sometimes wonder how much is okay to share with my students. Should I, for example, tell them I am queer? What if there are homophobic students in the class? It is a given that a straight teacher can openly mention his wife or her husband in a classroom without it being any kind of issue, but gay teachers are judged by different standards, so what we choose to share about our personal lives is tricky in a professional setting.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds tricky and emotionally draining. I know that homophobia still exists, and have experienced an uncanny amount of verbal microaggressions as of late in relation to gender. I speak about my husband all the time and would feel absolutely stifled if I had to keep that inside. I hear and am sorry for your pain:(
Deletep.s. How did you come up with the name rooster?
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