Be Authentic Series: Two Stories

Are you appealing to the idea that be true to who you are with an authentic character?  Ever heard about the below two stories:

1. A Man And His Perfect Suit

A man got to the best tailor in town to make a suit for himself. He found out the structure of that suit was weird:

The shoulders were too narrow;
The sleeves were too short;
The length of the trousers was too short.

The man asked the tailor what happened to his suit.  The tailor explained the structure of that suit was perfect.  What the man needed to do was shrinking his shoulders and bend his ankles.

The man did shrink his shoulders and bent the ankle to go to work. He caught the attention of two beautiful girls who passed by.

Girl A:  
Hey, you see, that suit is perfect.  The color, texture, and cutting is so good.

Girl B: 
Well, yes, the suit is perfect. I feel pity for that man. Is he a cripple?

2. ​The Dressing Style Of Einstein

Albert Einstein almost always liked to wear shabby clothes.  One day, his friend told him to pay more attention to his appearance as he was a famous scientist.
Einstein replied that those people who knew him would understand this dressing style was so normal to him.  For those people who didn’t know him, why should he need to care?

All in all, the bad news is you’re not going to fit-in the person you learn to be.
The good news is happy fabulous person never does.

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I agree with the idea that just be me and everything to be okay.  The dilemma that applies to the relationship with my mom is a bit tricky.  If I insist on doing the right thing for me, but my mom opposes me to do. She’ll upset (play victim).   I won’t be happy to derive from the feeling of self-blame to hurt my mom.  If I appease her to do what she wants me to do out of obligation, I’ll not feel happy, either.  How to deal with this dilemma? Please stay tuned to my next post.