"A girl"

Once upon a time...
There was a girl who was perfect and happy in her own little world,
until the day when someone told her that she wasn't good enough.
She learned an ugly lie that day; what people say matters.
The truth?
What people say can hurt, scar, damage, and destroy a beautiful soul.

This little girl grew into a torn adult, still beautiful on the inside
but too sad to show the world.
Time after time people told her and showed her that she wasn't good enough.
She grew up in a harsh world;
a world that has evolved into a hateful place for her.
She was hurt, scarred, damaged, and she felt destroyed,
until one day when she looked into a mirror and saw
the beautiful woman she had become.

This girl realized that all of those hateful words were a lie
and only fear reflected from all those people.
She started to hear more of what those people said,
they tore down what was beautiful and built up the ugly.
Out of the ignorance of their own hate, they showed her the dark lie.

As she saw the truth, she noticed that there were others.
People that were more like her. Beautiful on the inside.
Now she heard the beauty that came from these angels.
They spoke of how lovely she is and how much they value her.
It was only after she saw her own beauty and worth, that
she heard the words of those that mattered.

We do live in a beautiful world, full of beautiful people.
Remember to look for your beauty and choose your words carefully,
because words can
hurt or heal, scar or redeem, damage or built, destroy or create.