Why is it that so many people feel the need to alter themselves in some way to please others?  We all want to be liked, no one can deny that.  However, it irritates me to no end how some people will go to extremes to try and fit in.  Everyone knows what I am talking [...]

The Lily
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:
While the lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
William Blake