This Is Why I Rock

Today at school, I received a piece of paper titled, Ten Commandments of How to Get Along With People. Sounds like a good idea, but some of the commandments really bothered me. For example, number five says, “Be cheerful! Keep the corners of your mouth turned upward. Hide your pains, worries, and disappointments under a smile.”

In my opinion, this is not a way to live. Sure you shouldn’t unload all of your feelings onto someone when they only want to know how your day has been, but I don’t think you should be forced to hide your emotions. I think that this is part of what is wrong with society today. Teenagers and children seek rebellious ways in order let out there emotions because all of their lives they are expected to act a certain way or feel a certain way. I know that when I was younger I also thought it was wrong to show your emotions. The reason? My step dad would ground me if I cried over anything, so in response I became scared to cry in front of anyone. I was scared I would get in trouble. Now, I know emotions are a part of life. You shouldn’t be scared to reveal them. I’ve now come to the realization that emotions are actually really beautiful. So you shouldn’t be scared to show emotions, just don’t overdo it.