OSHO International Foundation presents
Be a Misfit -- Never Compromise!
I have been a misfit my whole life --
in my family, in my religion, in my country --
and I have enjoyed it all the way,
because to be a misfit is to be
an individual.
To fit with the existing established order
is to lose your individuality.
And that's your whole world.
The moment you compromise and lose your individuality,
you have lost everything.
You have committed suicide.
The people who are fit in the world
are people who have destroyed themselves.
Certainly, it needs courage,
a tremendously strong sense for freedom;
otherwise, you cannot stand alone against the whole world.
But to stand against the whole world
is the beginning of such a great joy, rejoicing and blessing
that those who have never been misfits
cannot understand it.
All the great names in the history of man
were just misfits in their society.
All the people who have contributed to the happiness of man
and the beauty of the earth
have been misfits.
To be a misfit is a tremendously valuable quality.
Never compromise on any point.
The very compromise is the beginning of your destruction.
I do not mean that you have to be stubborn;
if you see something is right,
go along with it.
But the moment you realize that something is not right,
then even if the whole world feels it is right,
it is not right for you.
And then stick to your position --
that will give you stamina,
strength,
a certain integrity.
From the series: From Death to Deathlessness #33 Copyright © 1985, 2021 Osho International Foundation