Forgotten what to do to fit the mold?

This is a little bit on the old side, and yet I still have this undying love for it. Not only is Jessie J a major talent in my eyes, but the meaning behind this song she's written is beautiful and something I think deserves to be shared with the world. Chances are, you've heard this. When I did, it touched me. It tells you just how wonderful you are as you, and so many people fail to see that in themselves. It saddens me that in today's society people are influenced so much by the way they feel they have to act, look, behave and live their lives.

So many young people are subject to this way of living their lives. Take for example eating disorders. Now I'm not someone who has a personal experience of disorders such as anorexia or bulimia, but what I do know is that many people suffer from disorders such as these due to the way we are made to feel insecure about our bodies. On a serious level, these things happen. Maybe not as awful as that, but self-esteem issues aren't at all uncommon either. Why? Because so many young people, and probably older people, are forced to believe that the way they need to look is 'perfect'.

This song may not necessarily be directed at things such as eating disorders. However, the message is there and it remains there despite what problems you're facing. What it's trying to say is that it really doesn't matter what mold there is that's been set up for you. They don't matter. What matters is that you are comfortable with who you are. Why shouldn't you be? Who cares what other people want you to look like, or act like, or be like. Take it from me, this idea of  'perfection' doesn't exist. You could try your entire life to be perfect, but chances are you would never please everyone.

See, that's the thing with humans. We're all different. We all have different ideas and opinions and that's what makes us amazing. You can build up this amazing, and yet unrealistic persona in your mind and expect yourself to one day be everyone's idea of perfect, but the truth is you will never be perfect to everyone. I will have a completely different idea of what I like than you do. And that's okay. You are who you are. I am who I am. It's how humans are. We're different, and that's okay. You will always meet someone who is better than you at what you're good at. You'll always meet someone who doesn't agree with what you believe. You will always meet someone who you'll clash with. You can't create yourself a whole new identity just to please everyone. It's unrealistic and it wont happen.

You're you. It's okay to be you. To be honest, I think just being you is simply wonderful. Listen to this song again. Listen carefully. Think about how it relates to you. Someone out there thinks you're beautiful, and you deserve to feel you are too.