For this kind of crazy world we’re living today, I’m pretty sure one of the hardest thing to do is to be yourself. Life forces us to be kind to those who we hate the most, push us to be something we don’t even know, creeps us in so many way and somehow, you lost count of how many times people criticize you, reject you, and hurt you.
We somehow don’t know how to act, we’re starting to adapt, tolerate, and accept what people did and do to us. But don’t tolerate too much, don’t accept everything people did or do to us, stand up for yourself, and be you.
For me, be you means : to know exactly what kind of person you are, to know the good sides of yourself and focus on them. If you said, ooh I am a lazy person, ooh I am a hater, ooh I am a clumsy person, for me it’s not you. It’s the bad habits that you should fight and fix it.
Why? Why do we have to be ourself? Because people will respect you ( because you respect yourself in the first place ). It is as simple as that.
Figure what you want, figure your weakness, figure what you like, figure what makes you happy, figure what amuse you, don’t settle for something that is less than you deserve.
There’s these ridiculous opinions about being ourself from some random person I know. They said that if we want to be ourself we can’t be success in the same way like our role models’ successful story. OF COURSE that is fine, to motivate yourself, and learn from someone else’s experience is wise. Some people flatter themselves that they are the most original person in the world.
AND I DO AGREE!
Our lovely sister Heidi Montag teach us an important lesson. She had done so many plastic surgery, maybe because she’s so insecure and compare herself too much to other popular hollywood girls too much. And how she ended up to be? Is she an inspiration? Pretty sure, she’s not.
But this girl is an inspiration. Her name is Dylan Sada. A young multi-talented artist that I found in facebook.
She’s a damn talented photographer ( and she sings too! ) from Indonesia who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Maybe I don’t know her in person, but judging by the photos she uploads, the statuses she writes, she has no time to mind other’s business, she wears crazy clothes or even not wearing anything everytime she feels like it. Really, she helped me to be a stronger person. You may say that I’m exaggerating this, but really, she taught me that it’s okay to be different, to be someone that people might hate, it’s okay to be hated, as long as it cause no harm to other, to be ourself is the most beautiful thing.
I remembered that day, my no-mannered and not polite junior in high school said that I am ” disgusting ” behind my back, in front of my face. I was in a campus tour that day, and me and my friend were so excited and automatically raised our hands when the MC asked who likes Grey’s Anatomy. And that bitch said that we’re disgusting. I am disgusting. And I said loudly to her, ” I am disgusting, so fut the wuck?”
I don’t care. Call me disgusting, call me cheap, call me anything. You have rights to say things about me, and I have right to not give a damn. As long as you’re fine, slaps the haters virtually, but if you’re insulted, slap them physically! JUST KIDDING! lol
Lemme say this again. Stand up for yourself, be you!
You go girl!
BE YOU! Don’t let anyone or anything get you down.
Yes! Thanks for the positive feedback : )
Thanks for sharing this FB find, very taleneted artist – partitcuarly like the last picture.