The Doctor has always maintained that he isn't “people”, that his personality and actions cannot be compared to those of others. “Do I even look like people?” he mutters in 'The Eleventh Hour' (2010), echoing similar sentiments from 1984's 'The Twin Dilemma'.
Although
the Doctor is still on that voyage of self-discovery, learning his
limits and what he can be capable of, he has always remained to true
to himself. Aside from using disguises to hide from his enemies, the
Doctor is never afraid to show off his own, unique persona to the
world. Whether parading around in his multicolour dream-coat, or
declaring the Mona Lisa to be among the best paintings in the
Universe (in a room full of people, much to Romana's embarrassment),
the Doctors' attitude is nearly always, “I don't care! Let them
gawp, let them gape!”
That, I'd
wager, is the best attitude to have. We should be proud of who we
are, what we like, how we dress. I tried changing once, in a bid to
try and fit in with a particular group (a group of people who bullied
me, no less!). It didn't work out, and I returned to my journey of
self-exploration, undeterred by the crowd. And today, I am still
learning about myself. Developing, making mistakes and learning from
them. But I'm still me. I'm quite happy to be who I am, as I'm sure
you are too. It may mean that I'm often the odd one out, the weirdo,
the freak. But that just means that those people who do like those
qualities in me are much more valuable to myself, than those who
would rather me change to suit them.
I am who
I am. And I have the Doctor to thank for it.
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That was beautiful Cory,and such an inspiring message too,it can be hard but we should always be ourselves no matter what,like you,i am happy to be me.I too tried to change and i was unhappy trying to be who im not so i did the best thing i could do and start to be me again.Cory you are an amazing person and you have always stayed true to yourself no matter what and for that i admire you.You have and will continue to achieve so much because you stay true to yourself and what you hold dear to you.You inspire me everyday to be the best i can be,i feel so honored to know you.If people want to call us weird or freaks,well i for one hold my head up because like you,i stay true to who i am,and i am proud to be me,and one person who has shown me that it is ok to be ourselves is you Cory,never ever change Cory,because you are fantastic,great blog Mr Evil,looking forward to reading more,you have learned things from Doctor Who and so have i,but i also have learned so much from you and for that i thank you xxx
ReplyDeleteThank You so much Tricia. That means so much to me :) Thank you a million times xxxx
ReplyDeleteYour welcome Cory :)and thank you too looking forward to reading more xxx
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