Bring back the Stigma!
Many people think stigmas are bad. Nothing could be further from the truth. We all have heard about removing the stigma with almost anything you can think of. This may seem OK until you consider all the ways stigmas may have positive impacts.
I used to be almost 300 pounds in 2011 but I worked hard not wanting to be stigmatized as a fat person. Stigmas helped me and countless others to defeat the lie that all we need is self esteem. That is great but if you have high self esteem than I guess you could care less about what others think about you. Most people may fail to see the merit in this.
If we try to impress God we are aspiring to a higher standard. If we try to impress our peers than we again are rising to a higher standard than just ourselves. There is nothing wrong with having esteem. The problem is making that our only metric.
I live my life by the truth and what is morally right, lawfully right and scientifically provable. I do not care what others think because I have spent years acquiring knowledge. This information is my armory so those who disagree can do so but I have mountains of ammo ready for any debate on what I know.
We need it back. We have people killing themselves with almost-food. People are using drugs now more than ever. Tattoos used to be the outcast banner and now people get them just to make a fashion statement. Even the old heads who do tattoos miss the good old days. We have gotten away from all the stigmas that balanced out all the praise and now to stigmatize people is some how evil. I guess it is no different than telling some one fire is hot. That poor fire is stigmatized. Share this or you might look like a idiot. God bless and have a great day!
