So many people try to be someone they aren't, whether they try and diet to compete with another girl in their class, cover their face in makeup because they are scared their skin isn't perfect enough or even agree with beliefs they don't even believe in. Stop hiding. The world needs you, and only you. If we were all alike and just agreed on everything to fit in, this world would be a boring and drab place. Not everyone is meant to be a size 0... Frankly why would you want to strive to be a size 0 when you literally could do anything else in the world? The world needs you just as you are with every quirky and crazy idea that runs through your head. Even in college, there are still those that'll change who they are and want to be perfect just for others. Well, slap a smile on your fresh faces because I am here to tell you why the world needs you, not what you are trying to be.
1. Your Smile Is Unchangeable
No matter what you are trying to be, whether you try and change yourself physically or mentally, your smile is all your own. It comes out in the best of times, and shows who you really are. They say that looking into a person's smiling eyes is one way to see who they are in their deepest aspects. I say that is true, and everyone has a unique and beautiful smile. Do not smile less, and do not smile as someone else.
2. Someone Out There Loves You—The Real You
When trying to be something you're not, you miss out on meeting those that are all about the real you. When changing your beliefs to fit in with certain peers, you miss those people that could be real potential friends that actually believe in what you believe in. Nothing is worse than losing out on someone that could truly make you happy in life.
3. Your Skills Can Take You Places
If you have a passion for something, and you mask it to fit in (especially in college) you are dooming yourself for the future. Those people you are striving to be like so much will go away eventually even if you don't think so. After they leave, you will be left with the fake unhappy shell of yourself you have created. Do not limit yourself to others.
4. You Deserve More
Most of the time, the people you are trying to be only want to bring you down. Whether it seems that way or not, a decent human being would never continue to act in a way that makes you want to change yourself, if they are a friend to you or not. Most of the time, the people you are striving to be are so flawed it would make you laugh that you ever tried to be like them in the first place.
5. You Are Irreplaceable
Do not get lost in the sea of want. Accept yourself for who you are, and try to always be that person. There are so many people out there trying to change who they are that the world doesn't need any more copy cats. You are all you need. The world needs more of you.
