There are many artificial ways to change the way we look and feel. Surgery, prescription drugs, narcotics, makeup and hair dye are all tools that can be used to change us, and they all come with different consequences. The basic assumption behind the desire to change who we are is that we aren’t already good enough.
It’s okay to want to be the best version of yourself. But when society tells you that you must be a certain way or you aren’t valuable, and you believe it, then this isn’t helpful. Just as there are millions of different animals and plants that are unique, humans are meant to come in different shapes, sizes, colours and temperaments. There isn’t supposed to be a cookie cutter human being.
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