You Have Your Own Reasons

It's never failed to amaze me every time I know people whose interest is totally different from mine. The way they talk about their interest or do it often makes me excited or disgusted; depending on the kinds of interest. 

When talking about entertainment, Korean drama and Korean music lovers are always super enthusiastic. When talking about sport, football lovers talk about their favorite team as enthusiastically as Korean lovers do. 

Like it or not, sooner or later what our friends consume can also become our consumption. With their stories about their consumption of Korean dramas or football matches, we probably get intrigued to also check them out. 

If, later on, after some curiosities while checking out some of the stuff, we finally come to a point where we like or dislike that stuff. We like it because our friends like it and surprisingly that is actually our interest too. We just haven't realized it before. 

If, in fact, we dislike that stuff, it won't make us dislike our friends. It is as simple as that. Friends or married couple don't have to like similar things. Yes, it's true if they like the same things, the bond can become much stronger. But being different is what makes our communication get better. 

So, when you do a thing, whether you like it because it's your interest or you are forced to do it, you have the reason for that. And I also have my own reason to not do what most people do nowadays. I don't watch soap operas. I don't watch Korean dramas and listen to Korean songs, I don't use social media, I don't listen to mainstream music, my husband and I don't celebrate birthdays and our wedding anniversary is just another ordinary day.

If you think I am weird because I choose to do (and not do) those mentioned above, I will think the same way about you the way you do. I will think that you are weird. However, there doesn't have to be any worries because I don't need to think about how you and others think of me. It's none of my business, and my life is none of your business.

Let's just enjoy our own life.