Journal 13 - Ayn Rand Quote

The quote “ But why should you care what people will say? All you have to do is please yourself”, written by Ayn Rand is powerful and meaningful.  I think that this quotes means that you should not care what others think about you as long as you like what you are doing to yourself, that’s all that truly matters. It is important to do things for yourself and not to just please other people because in the end it will end up hurting yourself because you will not be happy with the person you are. Ayn Rand made a powerful statement by saying this, we all know she is against collectivism so this does fit into her beliefs because it is promoting thinking about yourself, but it is interesting that this quote fits in our society today so well. Today our generation has struggled with trying to get the latest technology just to fit in and not be judged by the people around you. People today care too much about their appearance and the items they have instead of what they want themselves and what truly makes them happy. This quote is inspiring because sometimes I truly care what people think but at other moments I am like I could care less because I am the only that has to like what I am wearing or doing. I want to try to live by this quote more often but sometimes you do have to care like in a job interview. This quote is very important in our society today.

The quote “ You can avoid reality , but you cannot avoid consequences of avoiding reality”, written by Ayn Rand is another powerful quote. This quote means that you can stay outside of what is occurring around you and just do you but in the end the consequences of just doing you will catch up with you. If you only do things for yourself and not pay attention to what is occurring around you it will end badly because you will be disengaged from the society around you not understand what is happening in the world. When you are not connected to the world around you , you cannot experience the things around you which makes for a boring life. you need to be able to have fun and enjoy the life. When you block yourself out of the events happening around you , there is a chance that you might miss something that is important and essential to you.  Do not disengage from society.