Independent Thinkers like you
are analytical and witty persons. You are self-confident and do
not let yourself get worked up by conflicts and criticism. You are very much
aware of your own strengths and have no doubts about your abilities. People of
your personality type are often very successful in their career as they have
both competence and purposefulness. Independent Thinkers are excellent
strategists; logic, systematics and theoretical considerations are your world.
You are eager for knowledge and always endeavor to expand and perfect your
knowledge in any area which is interesting for you. Abstract thinking comes naturally to you;
scientists and computer specialists are often of this type. Source: http://www.ipersonic.com/type/IT.html
A nonconformist is a totally honest and
transparent person who says what they think does what they want. A true
nonconformist does what they want to do and not what other people want them to
do. Source:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nonconformist
When
I was a High School Sophomore, my English Literature teacher assigned a reading
of the book "The Illustrated Man" and my life changed forever. Ray
Bradbury was such a talented author. His gift as an author was the ability to
draw you into a world of "Science Fiction" that captured your mind
from the beginning to the end of the book. It was around the same time that I
saw the movie "Something Wicked this Way Comes." That movie had a
profound affect on my life as a teenager and now as a 40something adult. After
watching that (Wicked) movie, I learned that a person’s appearance has nothing to do
with what is really going on inside their mind.
1.
Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.
2.
Challenge everything. My motto "If you believe that, you'll believe anything."
“My life is what I make it.” I've always felt free to be and do what I believe
without experiencing feelings of guilt, jealousy, or regret. Living life for
yourself is the only way to be yourself.
3.
Know and embrace yourself, flaws and all. You'll be less likely to want or need
someone to fulfill all your desires and dreams. I can do whatever I put my mind
too.
4.
True happiness is based on who you are not on where you are, your life
circumstances, or the possessions you acquire during your lifetime.
5.
Ray Bradbury's movie (Wicked) and book (Illustrated) taught me that tattoos are
permanent. At some time in your life you will regret that tattoo of the cat
sized black panther on your right thigh, so I've never had any desire to get
one to this day.
6. Nothing that happens to you is neither pleasant
nor unpleasant. It depends on the way your mind chooses to see it. I learned
that after giving birth to my first daughter, S. Childbirth IS painful, but the
joy I felt when I held my baby for the first time nullified the pain
of 14 hours of labor. In other words childbirth is extremely unpleasant, but holding your
baby in your arms for the first time is extremely pleasant. Apparently I chose to see having a baby as a "pleasant" experience, because I did it again regardless of the fact that labor pains are extremely "unpleasant."
To answer my own question – I am definitely a
nonconformist. Please feel free to leave your answer to the question (nonconformist or independent thinker) in the
comments section below. I am very interested to read your responses.
If
by chance you do not know about Ray Bradbury, go immediately to the nearest
library to read any one of his 50 books, or order the movie "Moby Dick
(1956)" from Amazon. It will be well worth the read and the money. Off you go!
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