Modern clichés: the downfall of originality

There is no doubt that we are drowning in a world of modern clichés. There is a cliché about just about everything you can think of and the truly terrifying truth of this is the fact that many clichés are really harmful to the way society functions and most people don't even realized that they exist. So for this reason, they are almost impossible to evade. People no longer ask questions, no longer inquire about why something is the way it is and I firmly believe that we need to resurrect the curiosity in society. We need to encourage originality in order to find happiness ourselves, but also for the good of society.


To give you all an explanation of what clichés really are I will turn to the dictionary definition of the word cliché. According to google (clearly the most reliable place for education on almost any topic) the definition of cliché is "a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought". Unfortunately our world is full of just that, unoriginal ideas. Naturally as humans we want to conform, we want to fit into a specific group in order to label ourselves as something and to find this group we must give a part of ourselves because let's face it, no one is exactly alike. The problem with not encouraging people to unique can be seen in many different forms. People conform to ideas about love, assuming that everyone must feel a very specifically defined emotion in order to consider something love. We conform to ideas about beauty, assuming that all women should either be a size 00 or as of lately, a women with a size 00 waist but a huge tush. Whatever the cliché may be, you can pretty much assume that it is harmful to those with the intention of fitting it perfectly because all humans are different - I know you've heard this 100000 times, but it might be the truest statement ever said.

We need to break through the cage that these clichés have created and accept ourselves as who we are as human beings. I know for a fact that this is not an easy endeavor. Even though, I absolutely hate clichés, I also find myself hopelessly trying to fit them. Until I really began to love and respect myself and understand that my quirks are what make me, me did I realize that I didn't need to fit some prototype of who I should be. So I challenge you all to break free from these overly used ideas about what or who we should be and we need to get on with enjoying life, a life without barriers.