In my own story , who am I?
For years , I played every role for everyone.This is the first time I am asking about myself.
I have always been someone else’s story.
in my mother’s story , I am the daughter who should listen .
In my family’s Story, I am the girl who should adjust .
In my friend’s story , I am the one who should understand.
I played all these roles so well that I forgot one simple question . in my own story , who am I?
For a long time , I thought my story was about waiting . waiting to grow up . Waiting to be Waiting for the right Waiting for someone to say yes , now you can start.
But waiting never gave me anything . it only made me smaller.
One day , I was sitting alone and I asked myself a very simple question . if my life was a book, and someone was reading it, what would they think about me? would they think she is brave?or would they think S is just scared and quiet?
That question changed something inside me.
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I realised I was not the main character of my own life.I was just a side character.I was helping everyone else become the hero, and I was hiding in the corner.
I didn’t want anymore .
I was saying .I am perfect . I am not saying I know everything . I make mistakes.I get Sometimes Cry for no reason . sometimes I don’t know what to do next .
But now I know one thing.This is my story.And in my story , I want to be a girl who tries.
I want to be the girl who writes , even if her English is not perfect.
I want to be the girl who speaks, Even if her voice shakes.
I want to be the girl who starts , even if on one claps for her on the first day.
people will ask, who are you to write? who are you to so dream big from such a small place? And my answer is simple . I am the girl who decided to stop waiting .
in my story, I am not a perfect daughter . I am not the perfect sister.I am not the perfect friend.
- In my story , I am the main character . A girl who is learning,falling, getting up, and trying again.
- If you are also feeling like a side character in your own life , I want to tell you the one thing . your story is still in your You can still change the next page.
- So tell me , in your story, who are you.
