This is a personal experiment.
All my life I have been judged by people who do not know me based on how I look. People make assumptions based on my clothing, body type, hair, body modifications, and makeup. The assumptions are not always good and very often they are quite inaccurate. But no matter what, they don’t stop.
But what I have learned over the years is that these people and these assumptions cannot change who I am. People can say and believe whatever they want but that won’t make me any less of a person. People can call me ugly but it will not make me so. They can say I am a bad person but it won’t mean that I am.
The only thing that I can control is myself and I will not let myself become a negative stereotype. I will continue to be a kind and good person, even to those who treat me poorly because it is the right thing to do. I will continue to believe in myself, even when others don’t because I know that one day it will all be worth something. My pain and my tears will feed the flame and make me strong.
I know it won’t be easy. And I know it won’t be quick. There will be days when I want to give up and days where I feel alone. Days where it seems that the world is working against me. But there will also be days where I know that I will be okay. Days where I can’t stop smiling. Days that make it worth it.
I will not let the world dictate how I should look and feel because I know that I am beautiful and kind and I deserve happiness.
And I will not let anyone take that happiness away from me.
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