It is that, but really, it's about how we don't recognise the little things in life, or appreciate the little things in life like belonging. A sense of belonging is a big thing today.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think it's a part of us as human beings that we search outside of ourselves for meaning.
I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.
There's an easygoing nature that comes with a perspective of things that aren't as important as we make them sometimes.
The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.
We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people.
I think it's an important thing, if you grew up in a neighbourhood that's different from the rest of the world, to remember what was different about your place and keep that in your heart, because that's what made you.
I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider.
I feel connected to that idea of wanting to belong to something, to have a sense of purpose as a man on the planet.
The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally.
It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.