As a general rule of life, humans simply cannot go without being judged or thought about in an opinionated way. Once a man named Theodore Seuss Geisel said, “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those matter don't mind”. At a first glance the quote might be small and obvious, but when dissected it has a enormous meaning. The quote gives way to the idea that people who don't like you can be ignored while people that do like you cannot(Geisel).
As Geisel wrote, those who matter don't mind. This couldn't be more true considering if someone really matters to you, and you matter to them, then they won’t mind you having opinions. An example that matter to a large sum of people are grandparents, and/or parents. The guardians shouldn't scold you if you wear a shirt that's a little nerdy or not necessarily popular.They should instead compliment you on the shirt or atleast keep their opinions to themselves and forget about it. On the previous note, it seems that the people in your life that care for you are the ones that really don't care about you. To rephrase they would give up their opinions to make you happy, or to let you feel accepted if they truly cared. …show more content…
The point of this section of the quote is to remind everyone that there will always be someone that dislikes you, but you should just ignore them. The reason for shunning is that they shouldn't make a difference in your life anyways. Just think about that person you dislike and dislikes you back, because we all have at least one that don't matter that much to you. You don't go out of your way to be nice to them, vise versa. Don't conform to their needs and always just be