To the rebels of life

To the ones that refuse to bow to the options that media and society give us.
The ones that refuse to follow a pre-determined and accepted trend in order to fit in and make life cheaply easier for themselves.

How many of you are there out there, really?

Many claim to be "themselves" in a conditionally accepting world, and unbiasedly independant thinkers.

To the few that have, as a consequence of the order of society and media, been ignored or belittled or forgotten, and yet still refuse to follow what they've been told is "right":

There will always be resistance to a thought or principle thats worth having. Dont be bitter or feel victimized in the face of that resistance. People and media, either by implication, or in your face, may belittle your actions, make you feel small or unimportant or childish or ridicules, or even evil. They may blatantly fight you or try to stop you, or worse, try to control you.

Expect that resistance, nothing unique and worth having comes for free. And there is nothing worth more than an idea or a signature of life that is yours, and yours alone. An owned idea, a pre-meditated opinion that is unbiased by trends or society's levels of acceptance.

How many of you are reading this and thinking (if I'm making any sense at all ;) ) "Yeah, this dudes right. A little too idealistic, but right. But the resistance and trouble I'll get in life for going against the grain is just too much...a balance has to be struck between individuality and acceptance in society." ?
How many are willing to compromise on expressing your full self? The unabashed signature of your soul?

To the ones that feel belittled and made to feel like failures for having unique thoughts, hold on, and dont compromise your own ways and principles for even the fraction of an inch. Most of all, dont doubt yourself. Dont doubt, that maybe the people making you feel small are right. We all need more people like you.
You have an average of 73.3 years to express who you are to the fullest of your self, and nobody can do that but you. And there is nothing greater than the soul thats honest in his/her expression. This is the soul that actually leaves a mark, a signature after its gone.

To all the so-called "rejects" and "losers", labels given by a presumptous and blindly trend-following society, you're the ones that will be remembered. Not the ones that blend in with the flock.