Ask a random kid today if she wants to be popular and she'll tell you no, even if the truth is that if she was in a desert dying of thirst and had the choice between a glass of water and instant popularity, she'd probably choose the latter.
See, you can't admit to wanting it, because that makes you less cool. To be truly popular, it has to look like it's something you are, when in reality, it's what you make yourself.
I wonder if anyone works harder at anything than kids do at being popular. I mean, even the president of USA take vacations but look at your average school students, and you'll see someone who's putting in time twenty four hours a day, for the entire length of the school year.
So how do you crack your inner sanctum? Well, here's the catch: it's not up to you. What's important is what everyone else thinks of how you dress, what you eat for lunch, what shows you watch and what music is on your iPod.
I've always wondered though: If everyone else's opinion is what matters, then do you ever really have one of your own?
This made me think of some bloggers, especially those who think they are popular and get a significant number of hits. Your public facade masks every ugly thing you're hiding inside.
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