I'm me, " she whispered. "Me"Nel didn't know quite what she meant, but on the other hand she knew exactly what she meant." I'm me. I'm not their daughter. I'm not Nel. I'm me. Me."Every time she said the word me there was a gathering in her like power, like joy, like fear. Back in bed with her discovery, she stared out the window at the dark leaves of the horse chestnut." Me, " she murmured. And then, sinking deeper into the quilts, "I want.. I want to be.. wonderful. Oh, Jesus, make me wonderful.Toni Morrison
About This Quote
Me is a short for me am. The word am is used to make someone feel like they had accomplished something. I am is used when talking about oneself, it means I am doing something. I want means I want something, and wonderful means wonderful.
When the teacher says get out of bed and do your homework, she is making you want to do your homework. If she said get out of bed and be wonderful, she would be telling you to be yourself, which would mean to follow your heart, not what others tell you to be. Do not make others tell you what you should be doing.
That is robbing them of an opportunity to help you achieve your goals. If you like what they are saying, take what they say for yourself and use it as motivation to accomplish your goals instead of feeling like it was forced upon you.
Source: Sula
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