Who Are You Without the Labels You’ve Been Given by Society?
How About the Labels You’ve Given Yourself?
We pride ourselves on where we come from, on the things we’ve acquired, education titles, the neighborhood we live in, the cars we drive, the schools/universities we attend, our physical appearances etc. Nothing wrong with being proud of our achievements. Nothing wrong with taking pride in our ancestry and heritage, but whether consciously or subconsciously, this stuff is what influences the labels that the society gives us and the labels we give ourselves. Some labels serve us for the better, some do not.
A person’s received labels shapes a person’s identity in society and dictates their future beliefs, choices and goals. Malvika Mahendhra
Labels are certainly needed to distinguish things, to create some form of order. Labels are what we use to categorize things in order to solve the complexities of our environment. However, to some extent, labels have caused more harm than good: Rather than bringing humans together, it has brought separation and unconscious prejudice. Labels have caused us to conform to societal expectations.
