Dear Society (A Letter to the World)
Dear Society,
You are seriously messed up. And I'm going to tell you why. Society, the world, and pretty much anything you can think of excludes people, makes them feel worthless. All the messages we get is that we have to be perfect. We have to be pretty, skinny, smart, sporty, and normal.
Who the hell deserves the feel that they aren't pretty? Everyone is beatiful in some way. Just because they don't look perfect doesn't mean that they aren't just as worthy of anything than the prettiest girl in the world.
And really, does perfect has the same definition to anyone? If I took a poll of every Quibblonian, none of them would give the same answer. And who gives these standards? Who gets to decide how pretty you have to be, how skinny you have to be, how normal you have to be, ect.?
No one deserves to feel worthless. Everyone is talented at something, everyone has something to give. Every single person.
My message is simple. Society is fvcked up, not us. Not me. Just because someone doesn't meet your standards doesn't mean that they should be exiled. Soon, the bar to meet will be so high, no one will be able to reach it. And what then? What will happen then?
Perfect shouldn't be the goal. It's impossible to attain. Being happy with who you are, doing what's right, and being honest should be.
Goodbye and good day to you,
Annemarie
You are seriously messed up. And I'm going to tell you why. Society, the world, and pretty much anything you can think of excludes people, makes them feel worthless. All the messages we get is that we have to be perfect. We have to be pretty, skinny, smart, sporty, and normal.
Who the hell deserves the feel that they aren't pretty? Everyone is beatiful in some way. Just because they don't look perfect doesn't mean that they aren't just as worthy of anything than the prettiest girl in the world.
And really, does perfect has the same definition to anyone? If I took a poll of every Quibblonian, none of them would give the same answer. And who gives these standards? Who gets to decide how pretty you have to be, how skinny you have to be, how normal you have to be, ect.?
No one deserves to feel worthless. Everyone is talented at something, everyone has something to give. Every single person.
My message is simple. Society is fvcked up, not us. Not me. Just because someone doesn't meet your standards doesn't mean that they should be exiled. Soon, the bar to meet will be so high, no one will be able to reach it. And what then? What will happen then?
Perfect shouldn't be the goal. It's impossible to attain. Being happy with who you are, doing what's right, and being honest should be.
Goodbye and good day to you,
Annemarie
30 Comments
Hi, I just wanted to say how freaking happy I am that someone else gets this. I know it's human nature to judge people on how they look (don't deny it, everyone's done it at least once), but it doesn't mean we have to act upon that verdict. Why can't we judge people on what their words, thoughts, actions, and how they execute their actions, instead of how they look what they wear? Would that be so hard? After all, looks are only strands of DNA, right? And, sometimes, people don't have a choice
when it comes to being overweight. Sometimes, it runs in the family and is extremely hard to escape. Anyway, thank you, Annemarie, for having the guts to take a stand against society/stereotypes. I know that you've heard it before, but it really is amazing:)
Hands up You got that right
You are all forgetting we are society. Nothong will change unless we do something to change it. You can reposy etc qll you want but that's not how change comes. Practise what you preach etc lead by example.
Completely true. I'm with you in all of this!
So true
Amen to that!
Wow... I read the first two lines and instantly rated this 5 stars, also adding it to my favorites. For once, I'm pretty much at a loss for words, and it's not easy to get me like that. Very well-done-- You have a rare talent. Don't let this go to waste.