Differences

It's quite surprising how often we neglect and ignore certain things that are part of our daily lives.We take them for granted, and not realize how much we'll miss their presence when they're long gone. The little things in life which make our face light up with a smile if often the most silliest; something which you'd not even be caught dead doing, but in a certain stroke of spontaneity we come forth from behind our imaginary guard and let it down.
It's quite similar when people consume copious amounts of alcohol. They would be doing the most silliest things, not having a care in the world and living their life how THEY want. But, it plagues my mind that why is the alcohol consumption necessary? Or, for the sake of argument, any other intoxicating substance.
Why can't we let our guard down, and be who we want to be without any other external influence? It feels as if we cover our self with a mantle of ordinariness and unremarkable-ness, trying to mingle in the crowd and not let ourselves be seen as different, or rather 'abnormal'.

For the sake of other people, and to try and fit in with the crowd, we let our inner aura smolder and wistfully burn away to ashes, than letting the flames touch the sky. Fitting in seems to be so important that we tend to let our opinions be shelved too, and parrot other's views just to feel alike.
It's a fact of life, and whenever we meet somebody new, we try to search for similarities rather than differences, and tend to judge the relationship compatibility of friends or lovers by that. It can't be overlooked, nor can it be changed. It's human nature; passed down from one generation to the next. However much I try, even I would want somebody whose as alike as me as it can be possible, but the fact remains that alike is not perfect.