Roles and missions

I've never been fond of stereotypes, even though there is a grain of truth to them. Human beings are much too complex to to be placed into simple boxes. But we sometimes allow ourselves to. Societal pressures, familial pressures, can conspire to make us become a shadow of ourselves. I want to be me, warts and all. I don't care about the roles that society wants me to play, to conform to rules that may be questionable. I want to do what is right, by me and by the people around me and who I care about. This is what should be important.