Monday, January 11, 2010

Labels

Most likely, somewhere along in your life, you've been labeled by someone. Prep? Goth? Emo? Druggie? None of these labels sound like good things, so why let it get to you? Or why label someone else? Everyone is different in their own little way, should they be shamed for that? No, there has never been anything such as the term normal. The word normal shouldn't even exist. It's not fair for people that are maybe a little different from everyone else to have a word taunting them. Nobody is perfect, everybody has flaws, and everybody struggles with being who they really truly are. Be who you are, that's what people want to see. Judging someone else is a flaw that everyone has, you might think that you don't judge people, but it's something that everyone does. It's a hard thing to not do, but you shouldn't avoid those who might not fit your criteria of people you'd like to be around. A quote I love says "I'm not perfect girl.. my hair doesn't always stay in place and I spill things a lot. I'm pretty clumsy and sometimes I have a broken heart. My friends and I sometimes fight and some days nothing goes right, but when I think about it and take a step back I remember how amazing life truly is and that maybe, just maybe, I like being imperfect." Just remember that you're not perfect, and nobody else is, but that doesn't mean judging people is okay. It's just not fair to everyone around you. The feeling of being judged because of the way you look, act, or talk... just doesn't seem like the right thing to do. Including everyone is the best thing you could possibly do. I had gone to a dance with my friends a few weeks back and one of my friends looked at a quiet girl all alone then looked at me and said, "Look at that girl over there.. I bet she doesn't have very many friends, let's go talk to her." We all went over to her and talked to her, and the biggest and brightest smile flashed across her face, as her eyes lit up as well. I know that we really made a difference just by doing a simple act of kindness.. it certainly impacted me, if not them.

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