4/365
Day 4 of 365
Since when have we become so comfortable with calling ourselves ugly?
No one was born insecure.
When I was younger, I was confident, cheerful and kind.
The people I grew up with would always tease me. They do that all the time because they love seeing the way I react to their banters. My reactions and the way I carried myself screamed so much confidence that people thought I was okay with their teasing.
When I entered high school, I got complimented for a specific thing that I have. When the same people who complimented me found out that that part of me was flawed, they labeled me as "sayang".
I don't have the exact translation of that term, but it simply means "what a waste or what a pity".
I did not see my situation in that way, but those people who once made me feel confident, they felt as if the situation was bad which also made me feel bad.
Until this day, I still think of myself as "sayang" because I have this flaw that I'm gonna have to carry for the rest of my life.
Now that I visited that part of me, I realized I only saw myself that way because just like how I believed their compliments-- I also believed whatever they have to say about my body.
I'm not blaming them for the confidence that I've lost, I also don't blame myself for it. We don't have to point a blame on anyone about everything. There are things that happens and we don't need to blame anyone about it, not even ourselves.
We may not intend to hurt someone, we'll still do. Our words have a power to change.
If their words changed me and the way I carry myself, then our words are so powerful that we don't even realize. If other people's words are capable of changing oneself, then my own words can and will shape me into a better person.
Speak to yourself with kindness and love, the same or even better amount of kindness you are able to give everyone else.
If powerful words can destroy, it sure has a power to build.
Build yourself, build someone else, build better paths for the young ones to follow. Teach them to seek the beauty that lies within them.
You have beauty rooted deep within you, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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