Why do we feel the need to put labels on people in our society? Everyone in our life has to have a position. Worse is that we feel the need to label ourselves more than anyone else. Christian, Wife, Mother, Sister, Friend, Teacher, Homemaker, Bus Driver. Whatever the labels might be.
Why do I have to have a label? Why do I have to have a "best" friend rather than just a friend? Why do I have to be a Christian or Jew or Buddhist rather than just a spiritual person?
I think labels put us in a box. And when you have a label put on you, you become afraid to venture outside of that box. You become comfortable in your little space in the box and become content to remain without ever experiencing the rest of life. How do you know that you are a "this" if you've never tried being a "that"?
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