Someone once told me that no two people see one color exactly the same. This caused me to question a lot of things! I understood that there were people who were color blind, but I never thought about how there are differentiations of colors that people see. I could be looking at the more vibrant shade of blue in the sky, but someone else might be seeing this shade as a pale blue. The human eye is a very interesting and intricate thing.
Last weekend I was standing outside people watching. I saw several college students walking to the bars, some dressed to the nines and others in hoodies. One particular girl caught my attention right away. She was wearing a black romper and it was very low cut. The weather was not too cold, and it was an appropriate outfit for going out. She was absolutely rocking it. Very stunning! What made her stand out the most from the crowd was her confidence. I say this because she was a heavier set girl, but she owned it. Her confidence radiated off of her like sunlight reflecting off of a mirror. I envied her confidence if we are being honest!
As I was admiring this girl's greatness, my train of thought was interrupted by a girl who was standing by me. She also had seen this girl walking across the street while strutting what her mama gave her, but instead of seeing the beauty that I saw, she saw a horrendous sight. This girl had the audacity to interrupt her conversation with her friend to say, "Oh my gosh. Look at that girl. She is huuuuuuge! Why is she wearing that?! "
I looked at this girl with utter disgust on my face. How dare she make that comment! The girl in the romper thankfully did not hear her, but I sure did. My heart broke for that girl in the romper. How could someone say something so hurtful about another human being? How could another female say something so hurtful about another female? Are we not supposed to be in a world where we build each other up? Why was this girl trying to tear her down? What this girl said had nothing to do with me directly, but I still felt affected by the ugliness of her opinion.
How could we both be looking at the same girl and see such different views? Remember the paragraph at the being of the article talking about colors? This situation was no different. Our perceptions of this girl were different because one of us was stuck on society's views about what is acceptable and beautiful. I wish more people would realize that beauty is only skin deep. While society's views tell me that the girl who made the comment is more beautiful than the girl wearing the romper, my views tell me otherwise. The girl who made the comment has an ugly heart, and to me, that is a better indicator of who is truly more beautiful.
Just always remember that words can hurt -- emotionally, physically, and mentally! You never know who will hear the unkind things you say, and you wouldn't want to be the reason someone writes an article.
