with animmense wince. How awful it was for me to put so much effort into trying to be good enough foreveryone, except for myself.Thinking back on my earlier teenage years, isn’t as hard anymore. And not nearly aspainful as it used to be. I have learned the real truth about society’s thoughts and feelings. Noteveryone focuses on the outside. Like my mom always said, “The ones that judge you by yourlooks, won’t end up being good friends in the end. It’s the inside that matters the most.” Mostimportantly, I have learned to accept myself no matter what the circumstance is. Other peopleshould take a lot of ideas into consideration, and began asking themselves... ‘is impressingsomeone else really worth the risk of your health, self-esteem, and pride?’ No. Whether theywere meant to be tall, short, fat, skinny, deaf, blind, slow, left-handed, dark skinned,green-eyed...it doesn’t matter. Society is like a test. In order to do well, you must be sure ofyourself. More people need to really ask themselves questions about the importance in life beforesociety takes a much tighter grasp on our self-esteems. Many will learn that the answers thatbegin to surface are astounding....
