When people try to act and look like others in order to fit in or be popular, someone motherly advises them to just be themselves. I get the point, but maybe just being yourself is an easy way to avoid making a few improvements. I think we all have a similar definition of a nice, likable person. Perhaps a person who has character, consideration, kindness, honesty, a sense of humor, and shows interest in other people and their activities. In other words, an assortment of any number of admirable qualities.
If each of us made a list of all the qualities we like to see in other people, how many of those qualities do we have ourselves?
I think everyone should strive to be a better person. We all have some shortcomings that we simply can’t change or fix, but in other areas we can do better. The purpose is not just to be better liked, but to like yourself as well.
