What defines you?
A pretty standard question, with a not-so-standard answer.
So, when I first meet someone, I would tell them my name, where I'm from, and sometimes you can tell if the person you just met is religious, if they wear anything obvious (like turbans, head scarves or a cross around their neck).
That's pretty funny, isn't it?
We introduce ourselves, by telling people all about the stuff our parents inflicted upon us moments after we were born: our names, our nationalities, and religion (if you were born into one)- this isn't stuff we chose ourselves.
But does this mean that all of this doesn't define me?
Kinda.
The thing is, people are going to look at the scarf on your head, the colour of your skin or the name on your tag and come up with some judgement within seconds. That's just human nature, and the influence of society.
But their opinions of your name/ nationality/ religion don't define you- what defines you is your opinion of yourself.
You could change your name and stop wearing a turban if you wanted, but then people would just come up with something new to put you down.
You HAVE to be comfortable in your own skin, and if making changes like the above make you feel that way, then do it. But only to please yourself, not that judgy old lady that lives two doors down.
So, maybe you can define yourself by the amount of happiness within you, or the amount of self worth, or how much you value you give to people's opinions about you.
Either way, you should define yourself as something beautiful.
A pretty standard question, with a not-so-standard answer.
So, when I first meet someone, I would tell them my name, where I'm from, and sometimes you can tell if the person you just met is religious, if they wear anything obvious (like turbans, head scarves or a cross around their neck).
That's pretty funny, isn't it?
We introduce ourselves, by telling people all about the stuff our parents inflicted upon us moments after we were born: our names, our nationalities, and religion (if you were born into one)- this isn't stuff we chose ourselves.
But does this mean that all of this doesn't define me?
Kinda.
The thing is, people are going to look at the scarf on your head, the colour of your skin or the name on your tag and come up with some judgement within seconds. That's just human nature, and the influence of society.
But their opinions of your name/ nationality/ religion don't define you- what defines you is your opinion of yourself.
You could change your name and stop wearing a turban if you wanted, but then people would just come up with something new to put you down.
You HAVE to be comfortable in your own skin, and if making changes like the above make you feel that way, then do it. But only to please yourself, not that judgy old lady that lives two doors down.
So, maybe you can define yourself by the amount of happiness within you, or the amount of self worth, or how much you value you give to people's opinions about you.
Either way, you should define yourself as something beautiful.
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