Monday, November 3, 2014

Who I am: My standards, not society's

I don't really know how to explain who I am, or what I do,
Because in reality who I am and what I do are both closely related and quite frankly I'm not sure there is much of a difference in either concept. Except maybe the fact that, I am who I am, because of what I do, and I do what I do, because of who I am.

I am me.

Who is me? By society's standards, me is not a very appealing person, quite boring as a matter of fact. Me doesn't have much to present, but what does society know, right? Society looks at me and says "She's just a boring little girl with her whole life ahead of her, nothing worth anymore than a glance, she will never become something according to what I say, because what I want is perfection. And if your idea of perfection is different than mine, then you are wrong."

But society is wrong.

Because, I am me.

And because I am me, I am myself. I love the little things, and the big things as well. I know how to think, and I know how to live. I am a human just like every other person who has walked this earth. I have opinions, and I have feelings. Both which are very strong. I love to laugh, but I'm not naive to pain. I've been hurt very much, for just a young life. I know that at every waking moment pain surrounds me, but I have courage. I have strength. I've learned how to deal with pain, and how to allow pain to build me into a better, stronger person. I am perfect, because I have flaws.

To think that a person cannot be considered a person merely because of the fact that society says who a person is or isn't, is incredibly absurd.

Every single person, has the ability to make something of themselves. Better yet, every single person, is already making something of themselves just by simply being a human being.

Success is something that is so greatly taken for granted, because there can be success in every single situation, but is more often than not over looked if it's not a "huge success". It's just up to us as humans to take everything that life throws at us with gracious attitudes. If we have that attitude, then everything that we do that has a slightly positive outcome, can be counted as a success.

Everyone is a someone, I don't care what society says.

Skin color, age, weight, height, ethnicity, emotional state; none of that matters. If you are breathing, and if you are feeling, then you are a human. You are your own person.

In a world where society preaches originality, you would think that to be original, or to be yourself, would be okay.

And because I am my own person, and I am myself, I am originally not okay, because I'm not original in the way that society would like. However, because I am original,

I am me.

And that's it that really needs to be said to describe who I am.

I. AM. ME.