Don't explain yourself.

There are times when you walk around with good intentions, people look at you and say that you are this kind of person and call you names, adjectives, or they even name you some cool names that they learnt from watching Animal Planet.

You feel bad, you feel like you have to explain yourself to them, you think that it's your fault for them to call you that.

1. You don't need anyone's recognition. If you do, then you have self esteem problem then you need help. You know who you are, not the person around you. If you think they know you better than yourself, then you need help.If you live your life til you are 18(or younger, the exact age is pretty subjective), you obtained 100% of your life responsibilities. You don't need to listen to someone judgments in their eyes on who you are. Besides, if they actually know you, they will know why you did what you did. Don't explain yourself.

Guess I shouldn't number stuff that I want to tell if I just had one. Wait.

2. You don't go out of your way to meet other's expectation. You set your own and you meet yours. Living other people expectation all your life, why don't you kill yourself or let them live your life instead ? People expect you to be really cool and expect you to do this and that and when you say no they get all upset and give you a long face. Know that you cannot please everyone in the world, and don't even think of going to the extreme of breaking your own principle to please others. You will end up hating yourself. So next time when that happens, just do what you think it's right. Don't explain yourself.

Keat.