In life, every person’s behavior is different depending on who is in their presence. This is inescapable, even if it is a simple difference of thought when associating with different types of people. In the case for some Chinese-Americans, the conflict of having to choose between the characteristics of the heritage and the characteristics of their illustration of a normal American in order to fit in can be a difficult conflict to overcome and deal with.
Genuineness is one of the greatest attributes one can possess. The ability to remain consistently authentic is something that can only be mastered through confidence and being comfortable with whom you are. In the perspective of a Chinese-American, one of the most difficult tasks possible is to keep their pride with also trying to fit in. American society can give the impression some people who appear different that they are aliens and can only be accepted if they change to become less different from them. A shallow or insecure person would try to transform and be accepted. Others who are stronger would rather value who they are even if it means having a low quantity of associates.
Individuals will never be able to be able to approach situations in life in the potentially best way possible when the have to deceive themselves and others in order to create a mental artificial comfort that shuns reality. Being real with oneself is always necessary in the pursuit of becoming the best version of yourself. Without confidence and an open mind, one can never accomplish anything of significance in the same quality as if they would if they possessed that mentality. In the perspective of a Chinese-American, although acceptance might feel satisfying to some degree, they would never be exempted of the grotesque weights of insecurity and low self-esteem and self-confidence because they would only be receiving an artificial experience that is untrue to oneself.
Perspective is everything in life. It is our reception of things and determines how we interpret and apply them into our own lives to make us intellectually wiser. Several things can alter the clarity of our outlook such as ignorance and interpersonal conflicts such as the inability to comfortable with who we are and using that to relay a positive and confident outlook on life in order to remain genuine and restrain ourselves from deceiving ourselves which can be proven to be one of the most dangerous yet common blindfolds placed over our eyes by society.
