Be brave enough to be unique

Anna Berktold

by Anna Berktold

Story

This is the story for all the people that don’t feel good enough.

You’re wrong, trust me.

Sometimes you feel torn inside yourself. You see people around you, how they fit in their role and their life. You see yourself with a less perfect life and some sufferings. You see them wearing the newest style, glowing skin, beautiful handwriting and good grades. You ask yourself why you can’t be like them. So perfect in everything.

But you can’t be. Because you are simply not them. You are you.

You have bad hair days. You don’t have the perfect nails. Your style of clothing is not the current trend. Your shoes are comfy, but never the ones they would wear. The different thinking, different interests and whole different lives. They look you up and down and give you that look that tells you to be disgusting or not worth anything. Sometimes not even worthy to just be. And it all breaks you. Your heart shatters into a thousand pieces.

I know that feeling. I really do. But let me say one thing:

You are wrong about yourself. And about that situation. You might often ask yourself why. But you are alright just the way you are.
You don’t walk around with the newest things to wear, because you are not another copy of people who already exist. You are unique. You don’t have clean skin, because you are still growing or maybe suffer from Akne. But that does not mean that you are ugly. Indeed not, because beauty lays in everything. Just not everyone can see. You don’t have that pretty long nails, because you play an instrument or do something with your hands, so long nails would make that impossible. The look they gave you is not about judging you. Because they are actually envious of you. You, because you are brave enough to be yourself. They have problems too, but they hide them, wearing masks to not show their imperfections. Their life aren’t as beautiful as they seam on the outside. You don’t know theirs and they don’t know yours. You have different interests and a different way of thinking, because you think outside the box. They just can’t.

And isn’t this what makes you special? To be more than just a trend? Be free and brave to be yourself? Because deep down you know that you deserve better. That being yourself is just enough. Because why should you listen to them? You are the person living this life. None should tell you how you live it. Decide to be different, unique and always yourself. Because being different is not wrong. It makes you special. Trust me. Be proud of who you are and how you look like. Because you are good enough just the way you are. You are perfectly imperfect. You were given this life, because none expect from you is strong enough to life it. With its ups and downs. You can and you will. Because what makes you different is your power.

You may not feel it for now, but you can step by step learn to ignore them. To be your best version. Not to be afraid to be different. That’s what makes you special and one day you will see, that our society is not everything.

© Anna Berktold 2023-07-17

Genres
Spirituality, Self-help & Life support
Moods
Hoffnungsvoll, Reflektierend, Inspiring