“Where do I belong?” It’s a question so many have asked, but why put yourself into a box at all?
“The Hunger Games” presents a world where people have been split up into districts based on their terrain and what they are believed to be capable of as a group. We don’t live in “The Hunger Games,” and we don’t need to put ourselves into districts of our own.
It’s very normalized in society now to introduce yourself by your job title or what you’ll be majoring in, rather than revealing anything further about yourself.
It’s extremely common to remember regulars in restaurant business by orders rather than name. We have been trained to put emphasis on what we are, rather than who we are.
There is a sharp disconnect between people nowadays and a refusal to truly get to know one another.
All relationships are seen as casual, so what’s the point in letting anyone get to know you on a deeper level?
There is an epidemic of loneliness stemming from this huge lack of connection.
Be more than your future occupation, be more than the place you live, be more than a fun fact printed on a notecard.
There should be so much less of an emphasis on where one belongs and more on rather who they find themselves belonging with. A place is simply a place — it is the people who make it more.