Life has a funny way of always being a popularity contest, even into adulthood. What I would like to figure out is who the heck allowed such circumstances.
Why as people are we constantly striving for something called perfection? Who's concept is that anyways? Who decided that we should constantly live in a permanent state of stress, worry or never-ending comparison. Think back to when you were a kid- you remember what it was like to feel self-conscious. You came from a family that couldn't afford the name brands and expensive labels because lets be real, there are MUCH more important things! I bet you can still recall that feeling though of not being one of the "cool kids". That timid voice that quietly asks "do we fit in?" or "Do they like us?"
I want to know why that is still allowed. I want to know when we stopped feeling the magic in our veins. I want to know who was broken enough to convince kids that society will measure their value based on physical appearance/attire.
I want to know when the adults stopped being adults. When they became so docile. When did they become quiet, timid, lost and compliant? I am not much for anarchy, but it is easy to see how people around the world often rise up when they're backed against the ropes. Worried, scared, and in fight or flight mode. It is an act of desperation. It is the final plea of "Let US be us!". It's painful, brutal, intense and at times necessary. When did we as a society learn to silence our voices? When did it become ok to be so relentlessly bullied by a world designed for profit? When did being mean become so OK?
I'm not a saint. I'd be in awe if ever I found one! My point is this- we are all here together. We are all more alike than different. Why do we continue jumping through the hoops that we never asked for to begin with?
I challenge you to do better. I challenge you to learn to be humble.
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