Unpixel Me

 We put our masks when they want us to be something, when they expect from us to be someone... else. Layer after layer our face becomes in pixels until we no longer can see who is hiding beneath. We blur our nature until we no longer remember who we are. All because we want to belong.

 Take a stand. Now. Step out of the crowd and set an example. Be true to yourself, stick to who you are if that's who you want to be. Don't let them bring you down. Don't let them make you feel less of a person. Can't let them win. You don't have to tolerate people's non-acceptance of you. Because it is not important what happens to you but how you react to it. And you can choose your response - freedom is what you do with what's been done to you. Sure, a day will come for you to find the place where you belong. Somewhere you call "home". Until then...

 Don't waste your time in bad moods and desperation - life is too short. You may be 15 today but certainly you will wake up one day just to discover you are in your 30's. Or 50's. Because time passes and years go by. And you may not be as young anymore, and you may not be as free as you once were. And you will find out that nothing on this earth can bring you back those wasted moments and those long-lost friends or lovers, and those opportunities you did not choose to seize then. Live now, not in the past and not in the future. 

 Yes, I understand. Self-awareness truly is a gift masked as a curse. So you should know that our hearts bleed through the stigmatic holes of our or somebody's else indifference. Things we thought were innocent often turned against us. Doing nothing made us grey and boring not even remembering the last time we truly felt alive. But all is not lost - only our perception of what is gain. Know yourself and you will know the world; change yourself and the world will start to change. Pay attention and decide what you want. Be dedicated and passionate. Be bold, outrageous but cheerful. Be noble and take a stand. It is your life after all. Claim it and make a difference.