a wise man once told me, some people are physically short, but mentally tall, while others are physically tall, but mentally short. since my teenage years, my height has been one of my greatest insecurities. i constantly look at other men and try to size them up, gauging their height, wishing that i was just a few centimetres taller. such insecurities are like a disease, slowly rotting my mind and self-esteem.
now ive realised, i am my own greatest critic. it is not that i am physically small, but rather small-minded. our society is discriminatory towards height, yet half the population falls below the average height. this means that short people are actively participating in height discrimination themselves, yet we complain that society is prejudiced towards shorter people. we have victimized ourselves, fallen on our own swords. the root of the problem does not lie with society, for everything is relative - 50% of the population will always be below the average height, it is statistically dictated. the problem is within ourselves.
how can i hope to appeal to others, to demand respect and admiration, when i do not respect nor believe in myself? it is not how i look that will determine anothers judgement of me, but rather who i am, and what i do. i think it is time to cast away these old shackles that have been holding me back all these years, and raise myself to my true height.
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