You Are More

Sometimes, life can be downright unfair.

But “unfair” is an overused word when talking about this. So alternatives could be prejudiced, one-sided, biased, cruel, discriminatory, unwarranted, unjust, unethical, unreasonable, unjustifiable, and shameful.

Evidence of this can be found all around us, in the fact that alcohol causes hangovers, pizza is unhealthy, and that the most beautiful people on the face of this Earth are so wrought with insecurities that they are unable to see their true worth.

A lifetime of rejection, exclusion, insults, being made to feel like they’re worthless just for having the courage to show a part of who they are to an unrelenting society has made them believe that there is something irreparably wrong with them. That they’ll never get the happiness they’re entitled to. That they will never accomplish their goals or reach the dreams they work so damn hard for.

And this brings me to the point of this. I'm here to tell you, yes, you reading this, whoever you are, wherever you may be, however good or bad your life may be, that you are worth more than you think you are. You are worth more than your race, gender, sexuality, body type, religion, your hobbies, your taste in music and movies, what car you drive and what clothes you wear. You are more than the problems in your life. You are more than your past choices, mistakes, and failures.

You are worth more than what you've been lead to believe. You are worth more than society may make you out to be. You are worth more than your family, friends, acquaintances, and lecturers may say you are. You deserve all the happiness, love, appreciation, and respect you give to, and wish for, everyone around you.

You deserve to reach your dreams, you deserve to do what brings you joy, whether it’s designing clothes for Beyoncé, directing Taylor Swift’s new music video, or working at Mc Donald’s. You are worth it. You deserve your dreams, you deserve to be with that person you think about at night, you are deserve to be loved, and you deserve to be alive. You are more important than you realise.

And most importantly, you are beautiful. You are earth-shatteringly, astoundingly, breathtakingly, bewilderingly, stupefyingly, overwhelmingly, wondrously, stunningly beautiful. Not only on the outside, but on the inside as well. Your soul has the ability to blind the world with its depth, beauty, and bring a new light to a society that so desperately needs more people like you.

I know you’re thinking that I don’t know you, that I couldn't possibly fathom how much of a failure you are, how disgusting you are, how you've done something so unforgivable that none of this applies to you. But you’re wrong. Whether you believe me or not, it’s true. And I can only hope that one day you realise this, that one day you find the love you deserve, that you find the happiness you so deserve.

So don’t give up. Don’t spend so many sleepless nights pondering all your failures. Don’t look for your happiness at the bottom of so many bottles, between the sheets of someone you've just met, or in the cheap, false euphoria of a drug, even though the appeal of these things cannot be overlooked. Believe that you are capable of being the person you want to be.

I know this probably won’t change anything, but I wanted you to hear (read) this at least once today. And I hope that one day you will believe me when I tell you these things.

Your life will not go unnoticed. I will notice you. I will be your witness.