Diary Entry
October 26, 2012
Dear Diary,
Today I met my friend this morning. She did not look so well, even though I thought today's weather is so bright. Feeling worried, I have asked her what's wrong. To my disbelief, she asked to me about how she looks. So, I told her the truth, that she looks just fine and normal like everyone else. However, strangely, she seemed to be tensed and frowned at my answer. Well, I just have told her the truth, I mean, my truthful thoughts about how she looks, and I didn't see a reason why to frown, but after a few days later, I seem to understand now about why she was uncomfortable with my answer; if I am not wrong, she is not satisfied about her body image.
First, I felt really awkward, but after I thought carefully, I felt sympathy for her. Really wishing to help her, understand her and give all the help I can, I decided to encourage, and cheer her up by saying to her one day after school at her house, this; I understand you, and you are not the only one who suffers, and many people nowadays suffers, too. I have once thought that I look really ugly and fat. It isn't your fault, it is mostly because of this society, where everybody wants and eager for skinnier, thinner body, and magazines with models who looks beautiful at first sight, but do you know it is actually made of mostly by photoshop? In fact, before that photoshop, they look the same as you and everyone else, so cheer up! and also, people have prejudice and most people evaluate things, events in their own point of view. Most importantly, you are you. So, there is no reason why you have to follow other people, and just because everyone loves skinny and thin body, that doesn't mean you have to be like that, too. By the way, there is a sentence that loving yourself is one of the hardest thing in the world, but lets be proud and try to love yourself. You know, I might not be much of a big help, because I am not really used or well know of these kinds of situations, but I hope to do my best effort to support you.
After saying all this, to tell the truth, I was kind of worried about what she will say, but to my surprise, she said that she felt much better now and feel happy and glad to have a nice, caring friend like me. She said she was really thankful towards me and apologized for being so tensed last week.
Overall, I wish she gets better, and I think I should go to sleep... it looks like it's already 12 : 00.
Night,
Ye Lim
Dear Diary,
Today I met my friend this morning. She did not look so well, even though I thought today's weather is so bright. Feeling worried, I have asked her what's wrong. To my disbelief, she asked to me about how she looks. So, I told her the truth, that she looks just fine and normal like everyone else. However, strangely, she seemed to be tensed and frowned at my answer. Well, I just have told her the truth, I mean, my truthful thoughts about how she looks, and I didn't see a reason why to frown, but after a few days later, I seem to understand now about why she was uncomfortable with my answer; if I am not wrong, she is not satisfied about her body image.
First, I felt really awkward, but after I thought carefully, I felt sympathy for her. Really wishing to help her, understand her and give all the help I can, I decided to encourage, and cheer her up by saying to her one day after school at her house, this; I understand you, and you are not the only one who suffers, and many people nowadays suffers, too. I have once thought that I look really ugly and fat. It isn't your fault, it is mostly because of this society, where everybody wants and eager for skinnier, thinner body, and magazines with models who looks beautiful at first sight, but do you know it is actually made of mostly by photoshop? In fact, before that photoshop, they look the same as you and everyone else, so cheer up! and also, people have prejudice and most people evaluate things, events in their own point of view. Most importantly, you are you. So, there is no reason why you have to follow other people, and just because everyone loves skinny and thin body, that doesn't mean you have to be like that, too. By the way, there is a sentence that loving yourself is one of the hardest thing in the world, but lets be proud and try to love yourself. You know, I might not be much of a big help, because I am not really used or well know of these kinds of situations, but I hope to do my best effort to support you.
After saying all this, to tell the truth, I was kind of worried about what she will say, but to my surprise, she said that she felt much better now and feel happy and glad to have a nice, caring friend like me. She said she was really thankful towards me and apologized for being so tensed last week.
Overall, I wish she gets better, and I think I should go to sleep... it looks like it's already 12 : 00.
Night,
Ye Lim
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