Today I learnt a very valuable lesson! I WILL NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH....for society. As I walked through North Sydney this morning, a taxi driver parked on the other side of the road screamed Ranga (a derogatory term for redheads, meaning Orangutan) from his window. I turned around and felt his death stare glare through me. I cannot begin to tell you the countless times this has happened to me throughout my life, or the many times I have been told that I am too fair, and that if I want to be considered attractive then I must get a tan. In the past, this lead to years of addiction to fake tan, false eyelashes, make-up..the list goes on. It is not enough to be pretty, in order to be accepted. You must be pretty, and tanned, have blonde or brunette hair, be skinny, and tall, with a large chest..and even then you may have trouble fitting into the impossibly tight niche of what is considered socially acceptable. A complete stranger can hate the very fibre of your being for something so trivial as the colour of your hair, and they will feel justified in their hatred. So, it is a lucky thing that I do not judge my self-worth based upon the opinions of SOCIETY. I am a divine daughter of a Heavenly Father, who created me. He created me with many wonderful qualities, and endless possibilities, all of which I have the power to learn and grow upon. With this knowledge, I feel comfortable and beautiful in my own skin. I choose to live my life by Gods standard....not societys....and I have never felt more beautiful.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:13:26 +0000