C - Conformity

Conformity:

 

Compliance with standards, rules or laws

Behavior in accordance with socially acceptable conventions or standards

Similarity in form or type; agreement in character

   I was raised to be a strong and independent thinker, capable of making the right choice even when it's hard. Maybe I was raised a little too well. I am a strong anti-conformist. I'm not a non-conformist, because if you conform to non-conformism, what's the point? You're just conforming to something other than traditional conformity.
   So I decided on anti-conformity. I don't know if that's a real thing or not, so if it's not real, I just made it up. Regardless, it's one of my strongest principles. To me, anti-conformity is not conforming to the tradition peer-pressures, social injustices and government overreach. But conforming isn't always such a bad thing.
   Conforming to a religion is important part of many peoples lives. Anything from atheism to pantheism counts. Sometimes conformity is a good thing. Our black light puppetry team is doing a flash dance. The point is to make everyone look the same. If you don't conform to the dance, you look like the idiot.
   Conformity isn't all bad. Be your own person, but remember, sometimes you need to conform, and that isn't a bad thing.