Just a speech i wrote! |
I stay awake at night hoping that one day I'll be perfect that I won't have flaws that I'll be person ive always wanted to be maybe that day, I will become some superhero one who's unstoppable who's on top of the world literally. Im hoping that one day ill wake up and Not have that one bulbous pimple on my forehead Maybe if im lucky my hair might be lighter My grades might be higher Maybe I won't have that extra inch of skin around my stomach Maybe I'll be smarter Maybe I wouldn't have to feel pain. Maybe I wouldn't have to cry when im in my room at night alone. Maybe I can just hit that big red pause button and just take a break from my life Maybe I could just push everyone away for a while While I focus on myself Maybe one day ill realize I don't have to wash my hands four times after touching a doorknob And maybe I don't have touch the ground seven times because maybe I will realize that my parents will NOT slip on the floor if I don't... Hey! You know what? Maybe one day, ill get out of bed and just NOT CARE anymore! Maybe ill want freaking ice-cream for breakfast And not be pressured to exercise afterwards Maybe that same day ill walk out on the street and not give a fig about what people think of me Maybe ill go in public and not have to suck my stomach in because I think im too fat to be seen Maybe ill just throw away all those stupid morals I have to abide by And just give my mind a cleanse From reality A cleanse From the person I want to be so badly That I am afraid of being myself Maybe ill get up one morning thinking that I AM ENOUGH. Maybe ill believe that I can make mistakes And I can fail Because failing does NOT make you or me a failure You know what maybe I wont have to doubt myself Doubt my abilities Doubt my own existence Because you and I deserve to be alive and well and HAPPY JUST as much as the other 7.7 billion people on this planet do I just want to wake up and feel happy with myself Is that too much to ask? Do you ever wish any of these? If so I can tell you one thing. Instead of wishing for perfection, Why don't we all learn to accept that we are all beautiful JUST the way we are Because beauty doesn't come from looks. From perfect grades That's so stereotypical. Beauty comes from within. Beauty comes from confidence. Beauty comes from falling But being able to stand right back up again Beauty comes from strength. Instead of wishing for everything to be different, Start accepting that what you are right now Is amazing You are all amazing. You're dreams can come true. When we were all really little, How many times have you heard "You can be anything"? And how many times has your 3-year-old self just felt like the queen or king of the whole entire universe when you heard those words? Bring out that inner self Bring out that innocent little soul that existed before your self-confidence plummeted Because boy am I telling you, You can be anything Those words might make you roll your eyes, But life is full of opportunity. Life is a custom road where you can pick your destination There will be bumps and dips and a few side routes, But that's just part of the journey. I want you all to be happy with who you truly are and realize that you can do anything. We are in this world where society has such high standards that it's nearly impossible to have self- esteem Ask any girl on the street how she views herself and you will tell that her self-esteem is as low as her v- cut on that designer shirt she's wearing You don't need to dress yourself up for anyone You don't need to try to look your best because you're scared everyone is judging you. You don't need to spend that extra hour at 1am reading that last page on "pulmonary coccidioidomycosis" from your science textbook Let me ask you this. When you are in public, do you analyze every single person that walks by and check if their hair is combed precisely or if their lips are chapped or if their nose is perfectly symmetrical? Do you go up to them and ask if they know how to find derivatives in calculus or if they got a 31 on their A.C.T vs a 33? Exactly. No one cares. You still matter. You still count. You should still try your hardest In whatever you do Always. But you don't have to be obsessed with what society defines as perfect Because society's standards are so wrong But hey? We are society. WE set these standards And since that's the case, We can easily change them. Together. And guess what? We don't have to wish we will wake up one day and our lives are how we've always wanted them to be. Because we can make it happen! WE can change. If you're not happy with not being happy with who you are because you feel you can always be so much more, Wake up tomorrow with the mindset that you are good enough You're always going to be good enough for everyone around you For your parents, Or for him or her But the most important thing is accepting that for yourself. Not for anyone else, but for you. Because everybody loves you for you and they see you for the pure, wonderful human being that you are And if they don't, Well you can just push them away Because you're too good for them You're too important. You're too special. So to all the people going to bed at night thinking that they are worthless, that they should change, still follow your dreams of course, never stop following your dreams people, but don't obsess and don't let them control you. Because you will always be enough, Whether you realize it or not. You just have to wake up the next morning believing it. And it will be hard, trust me. But at least you'll be happy. |