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Philosophy's response I once heard the phrase: To be great is to be misunderstood. At the time, it was exactly what I wanted and how I felt. I wanted to become great. And no one seemed to understand what I was thinking, trying to say. I hadn't yet found my talent for writing so how could they understand the things in my head that even I didn't understand enough to put into words or pictures. Now... I just want someone to understand. To completely and entirely understand and accept me. To read me like a book, every little move or flicker. I stand out, and I will retain that position because I like standing out, but now I want to belong a little.

Posted by: Jordge un Toshi Sun Oct 11, 2009 @ 04:40am

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Sun Oct 11, 2009 @ 05:37am

I'm studying some psychology and the workings of our brains- and I've learned that we have a mental health pyramid of needs. That includes basic physiological needs, to have a sense of safety, self-esteem, self actualization, and to have a sense of belonging.
We all want to think we can be strong and independent on our own. Even if the whole world was against us, we could survive. But in actuality, no matter how much we try to convince ourselves otherwise, we all need to belong. We need people to understand us, people we can trust and love. We need to lean on somebody at one point in life, or else all our burdens would completely and utterly crush us.

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