Do you See who I really Am inside?
Quote from Transamerica that left an impression:" I want people to See me." - Bree
" I See you." - Toby
Sometimes, you just need a person to See who you really are on the inside. For all those who have found this person, you are blessed. I have this perhaps self-fulfilling prophecy that I might never find this person. Especially when I have a disability to treasure and appreciate myself. No one can hate you more than you hate yourself.
For me, it's no big deal that you live your entire life alone. It's nothing to be ashamed of. It's a matter of choice. But sometimes when your spirits are down, you just yearn for someone to verify who you stand for and be proud of who you are. So it's harder to get through times when you feel like you're all alone.
It's sad how social stigma traps us and forces us to fit ourselves into certain social cells. We, in turn, expect others to fit into certain norms as well. Failure in doing so will result in being labelled "abnormal", "weird" or even "disgusting". Failure to do so might even result in abuse, ridicule and even ostracism. It's a shame that we are sometimes so quick to disassociate ourselves from the "abnormal", just in case other people think we are "abnormal" too. It's a shame we are worried about how people look at us, and forget to be who we really are in the process. All the make pretence. All the self-assurance. All that oppression of others to make ourselves feel better. It's a shame how we are unable to see beyond the skin, see beyond gender, see beyond sex, to look deeper into anything that appears different.
But it's easier said than done sometimes. Sometimes, there is just so much at stake. There is just so much to lose when you are ostracised. Are we brave enough to face loneliness? Are we brave enough to walk alone? Are we brave enough to lose all that we treasure?
Life would be so much simpler and perhaps better if we could all see people for who they really are, instead of what they are...
" I don't even know why I do the things I do... "
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