The essence of me

I'm a kid. Yes, I'm just in my teens but I know what I want, and I know to fight for it. The things that are important to me go first in my life and will always go first, because I know he difference between wants and needs and I work hard to make sure I don't give into my wants all the time. Yes I have wants, but why? I don't know. I'm not so self centered that I think just about myself when there are people out there starving, dying and being beaten. I finish all my food. I play outside in the fresh air rather than rotting my brain away in my room, because confinement to one's room is like prison. I'm social because I know not everyone has the chance to be. I stand up to bullying.

I mess up, I cry, I feel lonely, I get crazy, I feel happy, I get upset, I play, I scream. But I also know how to be mature when I need to be, and how to let things go, something many adults need to find in themselves. So yeah, I'm just a kid. But maybe that's a good thing. Because children are life's little miracles, and I'd say the world has a lot to learn from them.

The essence of me? I could sit here and tell you all the fantastic things about me, or I could speak with purpose.

I whine.
I know to think of the kids who don't get anything, barely surviving on literally nothing. I think it is so wrong when people don't appreciate the things they have, knowing that not everyone is that privileged. So yes. I whine. But when I catch myself, I work on stopping.

I brag.
I stop when I feel that I am showing off, because I never mean it. Bragging makes others feel smaller about themselves, and I would never do that.

I feel small and worthless.
Only a truly brave person can stand up for what they believe in and I don't always. I admit it. But when I feel someone has gone too far, I stand up to people. I believe in the quote "No-one can make you feel inferior without your permission" and I stand by it.

I get bored.
As my brilliant teacher says, "Boredom is a state of mind from which only you can remove yourself" and I try to follow this. When I get bored, I remember to appreciate the things that I have and find something to do, something not just for a past time, but something for a purpose.

I tease.
I never mean to hurt anyone, because it's all fun and games till someone gets hurt, so I never go too far, staying well within the boundaries of humor. My friends are always there to keep me in check if I ever accidentally push anyone out of their comfort zone.

I lose my temper.
I work on counting to ten slowly, breathing deeply and releasing all my bad energy when this happens, because it's not good for you or the people around you when you get upset, and there should never be a reason to get angry. Life itself is a miracle and we should all be grateful we have been granted it's gift.

So I'm not perfect. I know, and I work hard to be the best person I can be. Because simply - everyone else is taken.

Always,
A girl in this world

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