I was bashed by my friends and relatives for the acne on my face- How I accepted it ?
“This New Year, I take a pledge to accept myself, the way I am. I will make sure that the world around me cannot pass on their negative vibes to me just because I am flawed, everyone is in some way or the other.”
Clear skin is the essence of beauty that is what everyone thinks but I am not blessed with clear skin, I have pimples, pimple marks, scars and what not. There are days when I hate myself for all the pimples that pop up on my face, especially when I have to visit some place and the pimples want to company me too.
But now twenty-four and a half years down the lane I have realized one thing in life that something’s need to be accepted as they are and if the world stops you from accepting the things which you want to accept, Fight! Yes, answer them back that you didn’t give an invitation to the pimples to come and see your face. Also, acne can appear on anyone’s face. Don’t let the people around you; nudge you about things which you can’t change. Remember, acne is something which is hard to change and therefore, no one has a right to make you feel sad about it. I have accepted that these pimples are genetic and they are not going to leave me. And then, why not be friends with my pimples? Acceptance is the biggest gift that I give myself on this New Years Eve and seriously, I have started accepting my pimples. It’s not that I have stopped taking my medication or stopped applying ointments to avoid breakouts. The point is that I try not to cry out loud when I see a new pimple on my face instead I try and accept it.
There are times when I felt like killing myself for all these acne marks, but then one fine day, I sat down and I thought that the people around me are able to disturb me about the acne on my face because I have not accepted my flaws yet. The day, I accept myself the way I am, no one (mind you) no one, can make me feel depressed about how I look.
In the end, we need to accept the way our body is we cannot let the world question us about things which we can’t change and then be sad when we are all alone thinking about the questions that the world puts before us even though we have no way to change the same.