Originality?

Living in a world where conforming is the new black, I think it is hard to be 'original', 'unique', 'yourself'. Everybody is wearing the same clothes, sporting the same hairstyle, using the same slang, having the same 'favourites', loving and hating the same things.

Everyone we meet, we 'take' something off them. It's human nature. We see someone walking a certain way, we try to duplicate but of course it changes a bit. And we see someone wink and smile at friends, so we wink and smile at friends.

Can we really be 'original' in a world that endorses and embraces and thrives on conformity?

Are we really 'unique'? Or are we just pieces and traits of other people glued together? Can this be in fact classed as 'special'?

When people say "you're one in a million, there is no one out there like you", are they correct? Or should they be saying "there is a millionth of someone in you, and there are parts of you which are similar to others"?

I don't know, I've been asking this myself over and over. It's scary because I've always thought that I was 'special' and that I was being 'original', but is originality even possible in the world we live in? Does originality even exist?

I'll leave you on that thought, Lisa xx