Fairytales are over rated, thanks mom and dad. For anyone who ever sat down and told me I’m a princess and I’ll live in a castle, no it doesn’t work that way. Maybe for some people, luxury is handed to them. But, me, a plain Jane, I work for what I get, nothing gets handed to me. As William Shakespeare once stated, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” I fall in the category of achieving it. Maybe I didn’t have the greatest of marks growing up, but my 11th grade year proved to be the year to shine. Every bad time has been an experience to make me who I am; therefore I don’t regret a thing. In some cases, I would have done it differently, but I didn’t have the knowledge the first time. Word of advice to everyone reading this, it’s better to regret doing it than to regret looking back having not of done it. Life is about making risks, taking a chance. If you don’t learn a lesson from mistakes, personally you didn’t have a good time. For every lesson is a piece of knowledge you take with you in life, and that has made me the young woman I am standing.
For every person out there who feels like an outsider, you’re not alone. I was once in your spot; I know how hard it is. But, eventually your daring to be different, will make you shine. I have pulled out of being the outcast I felt, I found ways to distract myself from the pain I feel and you can too. I didn’t know I wanted to be a firefighter until I took a risk and tried, to be in the criminal justice field until I told my parents the truth. Being in the medical field wasn’t going to make me happy, and the key to success is happiness. Much like Willie Lowman in Death of a Salesman, for his kids, he wanted them to follow in his footsteps. Following in mine is far from what I want to do. Watching them as I grew forced me to be independent and pull away from the help they never gave me. I learned I needed to help and teach myself, and being the mature one at such a young age may have been hard, having a childhood robbed. But, it is one of the things that have led me to again, being the young woman I am today. Some of your roughest years will be high school, I know mine were. I’m prepping for my senior year and it’s scary. But, there is going to come a day in high school where you fear nothing, stand up to everything and shine like the star you are. The confidence you never had, just comes to you. This all happened my 11th grade year after standing up to what I wanted, following in my inspiration’s footsteps. My intellectual, sister. She has taught me so much in life, including to not be afraid. When I lacked confidence, she gave me strength to find it. When I lacked strength, she gave me courage to move on. She taught me to persevere and she showed me what it’s like to have someone believe in you, something I never thought I had.
I’m not here to tell you right from wrong, good from bad, or anything. But, to be a guiding light as a young woman for all the people out there who feel like you have nobody. I felt that way for such a long time, but truthfully, there’s more that care for you than you even know. People take notice to the signs you give, when a girl wears extra makeup to cover up her saggy eyes from a long night of crying. For the girls out there, I can easily relate to the situations you are in. I always thought I had to look good, cover up my feelings. But, you don’t have to try so hard. Don’t box your feelings in. Let them out, even if someone can’t help, they’re going to be there to listen. Next time you have one of those days, throw your hair up, put your sweats on, wipe off the makeup, look in the mirror and remember this. It’s going to be okay, you are beautiful. Even in the darkest of tunnels, someone will be there with open arms and at least a candle to guide you. Sorry boys, I can’t relate to you. But, being the girl I am, I know what guys think because guys put me through crap no girl wants to go through. A girl with meat on her doesn’t mean she’s fat. Look at her personality. You don’t know what she goes through. In this generation there is always one thing on your mind and it’s time to grow up. There are amazing girls out there, who don’t look like Barbie’s, because natural is beautiful. Talk to them for a change and stop judging a book by their cover. To all who read this, hopefully, your eyes are opened a little more than before. This is your anonymous speaker saying lights on to all of those in a dark tunnel. It will get better.
