"One day, as Virgil was going to work, he was denied entry by a security guard. When Virgil recalled this moment, he said, "I'm not offended by the security guard who, ironically we're the same ethnicity, but he thinks that I don't belong there. That's too low level to get distracted by the larger goal." This experience doesn't happen to everyone. It's not right. It happened to Virgil, and it might happen to you."
"What I took away from Virgil is this: you can decide what moments like this mean to you. You can choose to get worked up about a misunderstanding or minor injustice. You can also choose to shrug it off, and stay focused on your goals. You can choose to see yourself differently from how other people see you, even if you share the same ethnicity or have other attributes in common with them."
Virgil Abloh was appointed artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton in 2018, marking a high point for streetwear and a new generation. On one occasion he was denied entry by a security guard, an incident he recalled without lasting offense despite shared ethnicity with the guard. The incident is identified as unjust and not universally experienced. The central lesson presented is that individuals can decide the meaning of such moments, either becoming consumed by them or choosing to shrug them off and remain goal-focused. Choosing one’s own self-image and seeking people who expand perspective are recommended.
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