Original

Original. 

Adam Grant, author of Originals writes, "Originality comes not from people who match the culture, but from those who enrich it."

I find it interesting how driven we are to match the culture. Whatever the trend of the day is becomes an all encompassing passion of the masses. Nothing is more relevant to this fact today than the whole Pokemon Go craze. 

I have been puzzled as to why some are so enticed by the culture, and others not so much. Young children are pretty much proud originals as they give little thought to what others think. Their style of dress, choice of superhero or Disney princess, and favorite color are theirs alone. Unfortunately, as we make our way through the grades we leave this sense of uniqueness behind, and seek a group of like-minded peers. We begin to dress, talk and think in a way that matches the group, instead of our true self. 

Now the irony of this is that no matter how hard we try to be just like everyone else, we really are a true original, right down to our DNA. Of the billions of people populating this earth 

you will never find someone just like you. Why instead of capitalizing on this do we seem content to hide our light under a bushel? Just think of all the cultural enrichment we could share with the world. Be unique, be thoughtful, be original.