#i think this is important
Just a little reminder:
You don’t know other people’s history. You only know what you see. You don’t know other people’s minds. You only know what they want you to know.
When you see or meet someone you’re going to form an opinion on them. It’s inevitable, it’s human. But while it’s normal to have an opinion on others, it’s important to remember that it’s nothing more. It’s just an opinion. And opinions can be wrong.
Thatfat girl you saw yesterday that you thought was careless of her body, she may be suffering from an illness, mental or physical. She may already be working her hardest to get to a healthy weight. Just because you think she’s lazy and careless, doesn’t mean she is.
Thatstick-thin boy from your school that you and your friends call a twig, he could just be very thin by nature or he could be sick, too. And he may be doing all he can to gain weight or even just to hold the weight he has. Just because you think you know why he’s so thin, doesn’t mean you’re right.
That guy in your english class that you thought was too lazyand too dumb, he may just have a hard time with the subject or maybe he has troubles in his family or with his friends that occupy his mind and keep him from being able to focus on the task at hand. Just because you don’t think he’s smart, doesn’t mean he isn’t.
That girl that seems to have the perfect grades, perfect body, perfect boyfriend, perfect life, like everything just comes to her naturally, she may still be struggling. She may be working day and night to keep her grades up, her family may still be disrupted and troubled, her relationship might not be the greatest after all. She may just be trying her hardest to make everything seem like it’s normal. Just because it seems perfect and easy, it doesn’t have to be.
And that’s something people need to keep in mind. You don’t see someone’s whole story when you look at them. You don’t hear their whole story when you talk to them. In most cases there’s a lot more to the story than we know. It’s never that easy and nobody’s perfect. And you know what? No one has to be!!
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Oh and one more thing: Just because you don’t like the way someone looks or acts or seems doesn’t mean they have to change. The only person one should try to please is oneself! Next time you find yourself judging someone for something you don’t know the story of remind yourself that it’s not your place to judge or be disrespectful.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: BE NICE. BE RESPECTFUL.
We’re all just doing our best.
