One more thing before I go to bed...

[evergleam]

I'll never understand the way insecurities work. Why are really hot people insecure about their hotness? Why are really smart people insecure about their smartness? Why do we all need to be told a thousand and two times what our strengths are in order to feel better about them or ourselves?

That is all.

Comments

[alisatank.livejournal.com]

hmm... maybe because that's the only thing people notice about them?
like, a smart person gets made fun of for being a 'nerd' in high school, so they want to be more 'normal'. or a beautiful person only gets attention for her looks, but she's actually really smart and no one notices. i don't know... that's just what i thought of when i read your entry :)

[evergleam83.livejournal.com]

That actually makes a lot of sense. I'll have to think about that a bit more. Because I know plenty of people who are known for their good looks or their smartness or their artistic ability or whatever who are completely insecure about it, and mostly because they are known as the smart kid or the hot one or the artistic one.

[alisatank.livejournal.com]

also, maybe these kids who are known for that one thing are scared that one day people will discover they're not very good, or that they were 'faking it' or that they'll lose their skill or something, and then what would they have?
i used to write a lot (more), and people always told me i was sooo good at it and i was 'the writer' and i was always scared that one day they'd just be like, 'your writing sucks'.... i don't know, bad example, but still. interesting thought though...