BEING SPECIAL IS ABOUT BEING YOURSELF

          I walk through the doors of my school everyday and watch hundreds of people pass by. I ride a car to go home from school and I see thousands of young people just like me walk down the streets and meet with their friends. I watch television at home and see millions of people appear in the news. I look at myself in the mirror and realize that I don't look like anybody that I came across with. Well, anybody would wonder how they are different from the people around them and ask themselves about what makes them so special. 

          I believe that each one of us is created by God to be special in our own way. From the moment we are old enough to realize the idea of individuality I think we all want to know what it is that makes us stand out among the rest of the people in the world.  And from that, we want to make sure that we remain distinct in one-way or another.  For some people it means becoming the best in their studies and being popular in school while others do not focus on what they can do but instead focus on what society wants them to do. In other words, they want to fit it with what's "in" today. 

          I believe that I am special because of my personality. I was the type of girl that hid her face, afraid to speak her mind and doesn't have enough trust in herself. I always compared myself to the people around me and because of that I felt inferior especially when it comes to my school grades. I wasn't really good at socializing too that's why when my classmates ask me about someone, I can't answer because I don't know who they were. I wasn't also good at following what's "in" in society today that's why I always felt left out. But then I thought to myself, "Why would I worry about being something I am not? Why am I comparing myself to them? They are who they are and I am who I am." This thoughts made me feel confident with my abilities and strove to do my best on the things that I can do. I discovered what hidden talents I have and I worked hard in order to improve myself on the things I'm not good at. I'm not really a smart person or what you would call a "genius" but through hard work and perseverance, I was able to cope up with people who are better than me and prove myself to be special just by being myself. Even I was shocked with the results and I am very happy to know that all the hardships I went through were actually worth it. 

          I have learned that we make ourselves special by what we do, how we live and the way in which we interact with the people around us.  We do not have to try very hard to be different because we are all born different, however many will fight their own uniqueness in order to fit in, to belong or be accepted.  But we should always remember that being special is more than how many people you can get to look at you or how many awards you will receive. It's about what you live for. Its about being yourself. It's about the heart you have and what you can achieve using your own abilities.Being the best is great because it makes you number one but being special is greater because YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE.