I was born in this world and I knew that there are millions of places around, millions of languages and millions of people speaking them. I live in the tropical country called the Philippines and we have a brown complexion, not so tall nose (unless you’re a Fil-am, I guess) and I live in a country where languages differ in regions too. I’m a Filipino and I’m proud to be one. I have always dreamed of looking like Taylor Swift, had a sexy body like Miley Cyrus, and had a boyfriend like Taylor Lautner. I was free to dream, yet free to face the reality. I admit there were times I was so insecure of myself not looking like a Barbie doll, so perfect and fabulous. I was a body conscious person and I even wanted to have a flat stomach. Thoughts entered my mind like “Why am I not like this? Why can’t I be perfectly beautiful like her? Why can’t I just be like a famous Hollywood actress like her and get everything I want?” but I had more focus on the thoughts on my mind that who am I to question myself on how I look when in fact God made me just the way I am. He wanted me to be like this. He wanted me to act like this and he even wanted me to but just like a simple girl.
After viewing some of the advertisements on self-esteem and beauty, I think that the effect of media on self-esteem has made some of the people feel bad about themselves. They wanted to be perfect and a lot of things have pulled them down to the lowest level. People that worked in the advertisements had a perfect complexion, body and face. But in the real life, there’s no such thing as perfect. We all have our imperfections and we create mistakes. Editing and body enhancement are just part of advertising. People wanted to buy their products and that is why they make these make-believe statements that would convince people to buy or avail to a certain service.
I think that there are different pressures for women and men. For us women, we wanted to have the sexiest body on earth and the prettiest face we could ever have. That’s just for the physical aspect. For men, I think they want to impress us girls on how they act, dress and be amazed of their sexy bodies. We all have our pressures. We face so many judgements in this world and it’s quite queer if you say that nobody has told you something based on the way you look.
If you have heard Lady Gaga’s hit song “Born this way” you’d probably remember her too. Her song told us that whether you’re black or you’re white, you’re rich or poor, hot or not – it doesn’t make any difference because we were born this way and God wanted us to be like this. You don’t have to be so insecure of people having perfect bodies because they have their own problems and they are insecure of some things too. We have our imperfections and you should be contented on the things that you have. Some were born with no hands, incomplete fingers, and with different disabilities. Whenever I feel down, to compensate I think that I am not the biggest loser in the world and I don’t hold the worst problem. Someone has bigger problems than I have and that is why I continue to stand up whenever I fall. So to all the people reading my blog entry, it’s always free to dream but always remember that you are beautiful. We are beautiful in a different way; all of us were moulded with gifts and imperfections by God. We have to be contented of what we have and how we look like because someday, you might just realize what you have until it’s gone. I guess it’s not too late to thank Him for what he has given us. Let’s stay proud!
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