I am telling you not to take lots of time and using lots of money on looking like everyone else. The styles are just going to change, and looks are extremely deceiving and unimportant. Yes, I am a teenage girl telling you that I don't care about how I look aside from looking decent.
I am also telling you not to do what everyone else is doing. I'm sure that you know about the thousands of people lured into drugs, alcohol, crime, et cetra, simply because they wanted to fit in.
Perhaps you are wondering that if you should not look or act like other people for the sake of fitting in, then what should you do? After all, if you are shy and do not want to stand out, then it seems perfectly logical to work to fit in. However, if you spend your time on things other then just to fit in and impress your friends, then you will find that you lead a much more productive life. If you are productive, then you will slowly start to be less shy, and more concentrated on getting the job done then hiding from embarrassment.
If you need an encouraging example, then look at the Christian Church. Christians believe that you should not do what others are doing if it is not right according to the Bible, and the core feelings, also known as the conscience. We believe that, despite being ridiculed, tortured, and killed. Christians refuse to give up their core values, even if it means being laughed at (or worse).
Generation Joshua supports making a difference (from a Christian perspective), even though some people may laugh when they hear about what we do.
In conclusion, ignore it if people laugh at you for being out of style! Ignore it if people laugh at you for doing what's right! If you're doing what's right, continue doing it, no matter how much others may laugh at you!
Onward Christian Soldiers!
