About Me

"I may not be perfect but I am always me" This tells a lot about me. I am a normal high school student. As all teenagers, I have tried to change myself to be in a perfect shape that the society will admire. I have looked around and admired people's looks, yet I have never loved my own. I used to be so depressed that sometimes I felt like I would be judged and commented on by all the society. It was so tiring and it broke my heart every single day. It isolated me, it made me so lonely. I became so quiet and I didn't have friends for a long time. I was so sad, I felt like I didn't belong anywhere. However one day, my point of view of the world changed to a totally different level. I talked to my mom because she noticed my breakdown. Hence, she told me something I will never forget, "You should always know that there is nothing called perfection and you can't change anything about yourself without hurting yourself. You have been born unique and will always be unique." From that day, I know I was born amazing and very beautiful.

 I am now very appreciative of my looks. I see myself as a very beautiful person and I love myself. However, when I feel down, I look at the mirrors and I don't focus on my imperfections. I see a beautiful person. I believe that being ourselves gives us so much value and makes us different. Everybody in this world is unique in his/her way. There is nothing called the perfect shape nor the perfect body. In the old days, there was nothing called a perfect idol in looks. There were no rules made about being perfect. The idea of perfection just gave us a chance and an opportunity to hate ourselves. There are no rules for me to follow. "I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me." I don't follow rules about how to be me. I was taught to respect elders, I was taught to work hard to what I want to achieve but I was never taught to be perfect, to be what the society wants me to be. I now look at beautiful people and I say, " They are beautiful, as well as me." I am unique, I am different. I was born for a reason, just like everyone else, and I want to accomplish my mission. I now can see life in a different way and I see others in a different way. I now judge people, not by their appearance, yet by their personality. Looks were never meant to identify someone. Someone might look quite, however he is the most joyful person anyone will ever meet. Judging by looks makes us miss lots of opportunities. So appreciating others is the best thing ever. I now see myself differently and that's what matters, and that's what will always make me, me.