Like it or not, we are all representatives of things beyond ourselves. Whether it be a group or an ideology, we have an impact on how other people view the things we are associated with.
Perhaps it’s our family, or employer, or profession, or political party, or religion, or sports team, or social cause. Whatever it may be, the way we live is going to affect people’s opinions and views of the things that we are a part of.
And since this is the case, the question becomes, what kind of representative are we going to be? How will our words or actions, our attitudes and responses, reflect on the groups and ideas that we associate with? Because it’s not a matter of if we’ll represent, but how.