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Have you noticed how people are being def..
🕑 Added 2020-07-10 11:43:33 +0000 UTC
English | אנגלית
Have you noticed how people are being defined by what they wear?
Since I moved to Tel Aviv I have seen it a lot. Here are some things I heard:
“speckled prints are so Russian”
“nerd is the one who goes with root sandals”
“anyone who wears a branded outfit is insecure”
“whoever wears a branded outfit is rich and popular”
“wearing flip-flops is not respectable when going to restaurants”
“going out in a shirt without a bra underneath is slutty (I do it 99% of the time ...)
“don’t wear a large cleavage on a first date”
“people who wear red are extroverted “
“hipsters are those who go with a plaid shirt and big glasses”
And the list goes on... You can add more things you heard But whether some of the things here are true or not is not my point.
As human beings we were created without such definitions, We were created naked.
We could look at a person and not understand who he is or what he is.
But as the attire enters the business, in its form and color and the way it is perceived by society, it defines and strangle our true being, reducing our opportunities to become something else, reducing our opportunities to be ourselves.
I don't think it has to be that way.
I think we don’t have to give it such a big role in our life. Beyond covering the body and maybe some protection from the whether it should not take a bigger part in our lives. But it's clear that in a society like ours, one that just looking for the "correct" group in the social template to push you into it's almost impossible.
But there is a solution. instead of fussing so much about of what or who "to be" today, let's choose "not to be" every now and then. Put your clothes aside and connect to our truth. We are nothing and yet we are everything we want to be.
