Be yourself, I tell you.
The subtext: 
Others may not like it.
Others may feel threatened by it. 
Others may try to stop you.
In subtle and not-so-subtle ways— 
others may try to convince you that
you are, or should be, someone else.
Others may, at some point, even include me. 
I consider this. 
I swallow.
Be yourself, I smile, no matter what they say.