No one lives without an identity right? Identity
is one of the primary things that someone should have. It is primary and
important but we should not think about it seriously. Make it simple, make it
easier. We’ll find the identity as we are going by.
The issue about identity search is always close
with high school and university students – teenagers. Active hormones in age of
teen triggers the teenager’s urge, desire, and curiosity. In those years, the
situation of teenagers is synchronized with aggressiveness and emotion –
emotionally, it’s really beautiful to being a teenager. That’s why we always
want to do anything new to express our emotions. It’s really fun to have the
good years and I admit it.
The identity search does not end with emotional
joys. Identity does not end up with identity cards as well. But, our identity
is a sign of our roles for others and also what we’ve done. Identity is all
about who we are, our names, ages, origins, occupancies, roles, jobs, hobbies,
and everything we do. I see several small details about identity finding –
especially for aesthetical readers – like what we do, what we eat, what we
wear, what we say, even what we see. We can’t ignore those small things,
because those details give big influence to our big decisions.
Generally, self finding is a process where we try
to see ourselves as a figure we want to be. We try anything – watching films,
listening to music, writing, socializing, try to accomplish values in peer
groups – to find something fit to us. Once we found something cool, we’ll claim
it as our representation; we claim it as our color. For some people this thing
make them really alive and strongly influence everything they meet – take an
example our friends with acute sport and art hobbies. These colors are good
beginnings because they have clear self declarations. To prove it, maybe some
of us still finding their colors but they haven’t found it. We finding it, we
sacrifice our time for it, it must be something precious.
Our identity is precious, but in its finding it
can change into a two edged sword. Bad social influences do exist and if we
don’t know how to lead ourselves, those influences could be a catastrophe. We
know how people spend their health for alcohols, cigarettes, free sex, and
drugs. To get to their destinations, travelers need to know navigation and read
compasses to avoid unwanted things like getting lost. If we know how to develop
ourselves positively and avoid many unwanted things, why don’t we learn how to
live nicely? Remember, most of the drugs overdose victims are teenagers and the
numbers of victims are increasing every year.
What should we do then? There is nothing really
right or really wrong with a process – we can’t stop metamorphosing
caterpillars. We need to have a good perspective about which are good or bad.
We need to think about risks ratio and consequences as well. Finally, the point
of all, we can’t stop the process or ban it. What we have to do is thriving and
becoming a real human. Let’s go!
April 30th, 2013 - written for writing competition of English Action Day, an event held by Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta
Originally written by Bertold Gerry
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