Can we be unique?

    Can we really be unique? I mean we talk about it all the time how we want to be ourselves, and stand out. However, do we though, or do we just imitate others without even realizing it? Like why is your favorite color your favorite color, do you truly like it, or did you only start liking it because someone else mentioned it was their favorite, and over time it grew to be your favorite color also. Yet how do we know what we really are like, how can we separate the truth from the imitation?

    Do we represent what we want to represent, or what we are trying to imitate? Now some people may not think they have any issues with imitation, but human nature is to imitate, and thats a proven fact. So think back to when you first started liking a music group, a style of clothes, or even a favorite color. Why did you start liking them? Was it truly something that you liked, or is there maybe a small chance that you started liking it because you liked the people in the group, or you knew of people who wore those kinds of clothes? Maybe you liked them just because you knew someone else would hate them.
    However, whether or not it's an imitation, if you truly enjoy the things that make you yourself, then that's all that really matters in the end. I know for me, I may not know where all my likes and dislikes originated, but I know that they are now mine. Plus deep down i'm pretty sure i'm unique lol.