Acceptance, it’s not a common word here in Singapore, it’s a word (literally) not often said, not greatly practiced, at least not really felt (from my point of view).

What is acceptance?

Well, Wikipedia said acceptance is a person's agreement to experience a situation, to follow a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it, protest, or exit.

..while Dictionary.com said favorable reception; approval; favor.

A lot of people are ‘hungry’ for acceptance that they start to appear ‘hungry’ for attention. Once in awhile I become such person because I don’t entirely feel accepted in this society I live in.

A society where people are proud that their hair is rebonded

people look down to students who are academically weak

people call themselves emotional – EMO – or anti-social

when the actual truth is that they prefer being

alone and away from people who’d judge them

while they be themselves.

people are called nerds when all they want to do is study to

have a better future.

people who appear really nice are called fake

It’s SCARY to find out that hardly anyone is brave enough to not care about the expectations of society.

I don’t want to be a product of society. I don’t want to go to school because it’s the law. I don’t want to go to school because it’s how I will be judged when I want to earn a living. I don’t want to go to school just because everyone is doing it. I want to go to school and find myself. I want to know who I am, why I’m here, what can I do. I want to know the definition of life. Unfortunately, I do not have the right words or maybe enough English vocabulary to express exactly what I feel and see. It’s to vague, complicated, abstract and insane to put them in words.

I know the greatest blessing is to be accepted by God. I believe in God. There was a point in my life when I asked,

does God exist?

Is there heaven and hell?

Why are there so many religions and which one is right?

Is the bible true?

Why is Israel a focal point in history?

Yet I set aside all these questions and I am proud to say that NEVER in my life did I say, I didn’t believe in Him.

He was there, he was always there.

Now let’s all face it, although He’s something a lot of people can’t live without, I need more. I want more. I want to know that we are accepted by the people who are around us all the time. Accepted by the people we say ‘Hi!’ to you every single day. I mean, doesn’t it hurt to find out that your friend is saying bad things about you behind your back while they appear really nice around you?!

A lot of songs say ‘you don’t have to be perfect to be loved’, but is that what we single girls and guys are trying to be? – imperfect?

A lot of girls try SO HARD to be beautiful and pretty to the extent that they buy all sorts of products that in the end harm what was naturally given.

IT’S SO SAD!!! AND SCARY TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE DO NOT FEEL GOOD ENOUGH! My eyes fill with tears whenever I think about it.

LOVE YOURSELF!! IF YOU FREAKING WANT TO BE ACCEPTED AND LOVED!!, YOU GOTTA MAKE THE FIRST STEP!!!, LOVE YOURSELF FIRST AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FOLLOW!!

<3 <3 <3 take it easy, take it slow.