Upgrade Not Needed

Dear Readers, I wrote this post awhile back, inspired by one of my best friends. It was her Christmas present. However, even though this is old, I'll have a new post up after this one in a few days. Enjoy!

Trish. Best friend. Tall. Smart. Silly. Beautiful. Irrational fear that someone, somewhere is going to one-up her. She’s not the only one. But perhaps this isn’t irrational. Everyone has different characteristics, different things about them. Sometimes, as sad as it is to admit, people are prettier than others. This always used to bother me. “Why can’t I be like them? Why do they have clearer skin, better hair, cuter clothes?” The questions go on and on, and they are different for every person. You have to realize that people are going to better at things; they will seem absolutely fabulous and you’re going to look in the mirror and scorn yourself because they have what you don’t. Maybe this advice is ancient; maybe I sound like a broken record. But it goes deep, and the feeling of inferiority is going to reappear for the rest of your life, regardless of how big it is. Here’s a piece of advice, although it might be slightly overused. Those seemingly perfect girls, they aren’t you. And although you may not be as gorgeous or as smart as they are, you’ve got something, deep inside you, that challenges their beauty, intelligence, etc. I don’t know what it is, but I can guarantee you that someone in this world, in your circle of society, is jealous of it. Because even if they are stunning in whatever sense of the word, you might have the ability to listen, tell a good joke, pick out an amazing outfit, whatever it is that you do. And they won’t. People spend their whole life looking for someone to love, someone who makes them feel like no one else does. And for a while, the beauty, fashion, and witty remarks will hold over. But like most things, that has a time limit and it will fade. Why? Because all these things can’t keep you warm at night, and they certainly won’t be there to cheer you up or be able to understand you like no one else. However, you will meet someone, maybe a few people, who love you because there is no one in this world quite like you. So be you, whatever that is. Truth is, there’s always going to be somebody prettier, funnier or smarter. But I believe that there is going to be a person, rooted to the ground by your qualities, so satisfied that he won’t ever need an upgrade.