Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you were born to stand out?

“Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you were born to stand out?”

I found this quote and picture on “People Who Inspire Us” on Facebook. Yep, I was that orange in Japan. No one asked me, “Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you were born to stand out?” I had no choice but to “try to” fit in. That was all I knew: being the same as everybody else. As many of you know, Japan is a homogeneous society and it’s hard if you are different, especially being a different Japanese. Big cities like Tokyo are a bit different, but I am from a small and very traditional town in Nagasaki Prefecture.