Tornados

Today I was waiting in line (for what doesn't really matter) and there were four obnoxious 13-14 year olds standing in front of me. This was a long line and so I listened in only to discover that they were not only ridiculously shallow but also overly judgemental. It was so peculiar. You could tell who the was the queen, her right hand, the one who sticks around but isn't particularly good looking or useful, and the outcast. This was hysterical because it was obvious that the queen always got what she wanted. There was one point where she was talking about the three boyfriends she had. The quiet one laughed but was really rather plain besides that. The queen's right hand girl was an attention hog- half jealous of the queen, half just wanting the attention of everyone around her. However, I found it odd that the outcast seemed to like girls, had less money than the others, and was much prettier. I only say she liked girls because of the clues she gave that the others were ignoring. I felt bad for her; she was by far the prettiest. But the thing about it all that really irked me was you could tell that none of them had any self confidence.

I often read on teacher's posters: "One who stands for nothing will fall for anything." I always get annoyed by this but it's absolutely true. If you have no opinion on something, you are likely to follow the next opinion you agree with. We do it most with our friends. We follow because it's easy- not because it's right. We just want people to think we are normal. We all want to "fit in." But I pose the questions to you: What is fitting in? What defines normal? There is absolutely no right or wrong answer to these questions. People suck at doing the right thing. She's too fat- he hasn't enough money. Who are you and I judge? We shouldn't. But we do anyway. There is no way you can deny that once in your life you have simply looked at someone and thought, "They are weird," or "I can't be friends with them." Why? Because living without confidence makes you unsure of many things. It causes judgemental behavior. Putting someone else down for the sake of bettering yourself. It's ludicrous.

Sometimes believing in yourself is a hard thing to do. Sometimes it seems impossible. But I'm sick and tired of the pity parties we all throw for ourselves. There is no use for them. But we all cry together as if it will make anything better. Get up! Stand on your own feet and then help someone else up. If we all dared to believe in ourselves instead of hurting others, the world would... just imagine the improvement.