--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Look, no matter how much you want to be…" description: "\"“Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/ichiro-kishimi-151095_be-yourself_look-no-matter-how-much-you-want-to-be-y_103247.jpg" --- # Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be… ![“Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine to be 'just as you are'. If you are unable to really feel happy, then it's clear that things aren't right just as they are. You've got to put one…” quote by Ichiro Kishimi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/ichiro-kishimi-151095_be-yourself_look-no-matter-how-much-you-want-to-be-y_103247.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/ichiro-kishimi-151095_be-yourself_look-no-matter-how-much-you-want-to-be-y_103247.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/ichiro-kishimi-151095_be-yourself_look-no-matter-how-much-you-want-to-be-y_103247.jpg) > ““Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine to be 'just as you are'. If you are unable to really feel happy, then it's clear that things aren't right just as they are. You've got to put one foot in front of the other, and not stop.”” Ichiro Kishimi ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. You cannot become someone else; accept yourself, yet strive for happiness and progress despite dissatisfaction **In simple terms:** Accept yourself, seek growth and happiness Key Takeaway Embrace identity, pursue incremental improvement Themes self-acceptance growth happiness Mood reflective motivational Type Be yourself:1 Envy:0 Happiness:1 Reborn:0 Saying:0 Self development:1 Strive:1 Feel Happy:1 Reborn Okay:0 Want Reborn:0 When to use this quote - therapy - career planning Key Concepts personal development mental health goal setting Questions to Reflect On - What parts of yourself need acceptance? - How can you move toward happiness? 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