1 Type of Boy
I am wrong - I admit. I'm a liar. I'm sub-standard. Worst of all, I'm deluded.
Feeling so good about myself, sitting in my pedestal of entitlement and self-worth, I've judged people too quickly and too rashly. Failing to see that people are not defined by their words, but by their actions, and more so their souls, I've become a victim to hypocrisy.
There is a boy I like. He is insufferable at the best of times; with an ego too big for his personality, with hair a bit too jelled back to call casual, with manners worse than a temperamental two year old. If I could point to one person in this world who has life figured out all wrong, I would point to him. Yet, how, in the short span of a week, could I become so accepting of his existence, and more, accepting of his existence in my life?
He is smart, incredibly witty and in his own way, quite caring. If he learns to like you, which is hard considering he seems to care little for those around him, he seems to be willing to give way to a different human being underneath. This human being is worth being loved. As are, I've realised, all human beings.
There may be an absolute standard in judging people, but the only standard that really matters is relative in nature. Judge people based on their past selves; not others, not even yourself. Even if inside, the only redeemable quality is their ability to change for you - they are worthy. This isn't setting the bar low, this is all you need in a human.
Feeling so good about myself, sitting in my pedestal of entitlement and self-worth, I've judged people too quickly and too rashly. Failing to see that people are not defined by their words, but by their actions, and more so their souls, I've become a victim to hypocrisy.
There is a boy I like. He is insufferable at the best of times; with an ego too big for his personality, with hair a bit too jelled back to call casual, with manners worse than a temperamental two year old. If I could point to one person in this world who has life figured out all wrong, I would point to him. Yet, how, in the short span of a week, could I become so accepting of his existence, and more, accepting of his existence in my life?
He is smart, incredibly witty and in his own way, quite caring. If he learns to like you, which is hard considering he seems to care little for those around him, he seems to be willing to give way to a different human being underneath. This human being is worth being loved. As are, I've realised, all human beings.
There may be an absolute standard in judging people, but the only standard that really matters is relative in nature. Judge people based on their past selves; not others, not even yourself. Even if inside, the only redeemable quality is their ability to change for you - they are worthy. This isn't setting the bar low, this is all you need in a human.
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