Original Art:
(C) James Fan
Who You Are is an OK Thing
Stuart Pyle, Age 37, Married,
Teacher, NY, NY, 1998
As a teacher of children from three years old to twelve years old, I often
tell them, "Look, who you are is a really great thing. Don't worry
so much about trying to beanything. Don't worry so much about the
things that you don't do well enough or the things you don't have enough
of. Just strive to be OK with who you are. And, those things will
come in if those are the things that you're supposed to be doing, if those
are the things you're supposed to have." I don't necessarily say
these things in this way, it's kind ofwhere I come from, I mean that's
how I try to live my ownlife. And it's taken me a long time to get
to that. I spent along time really worrying about trying to be something,
or notdoing enough, or not having enough. Just go from thatexperience.
So, what I try to give them is self accepting of who they are, not always
on what they do. But, if that's who they are, it's really an OK thing.
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