All these years, I though of myself as an ‘absolute average’. There was not a single thing about me that was special, or lets say, more special than others around me .. Not my face, definitely not my body, intelligence..well, just as much as every un-used mind, no special skills to boast off.. basically I was the “typical girl next door”.
The blessing was, I didn’t feel the need to be anything or anyone else. I was fine. I enjoyed the fact that I could escape the prying eyes of people and didn’t raise any expectations from anyone..I was accepted and loved for being ordinary ! It is actually a huge blessing in today’s date when every parent wants their child to be nothing but the best !!
After experiencing more than a decade of being a nobody, I was genuinely bored of the same old complacent me and thought that a change would be nice.. So after thinking about how far I could go beyond the ordinary, i actually dared to take those first few steps.
Frankly, i really didn’t go very far..I was scared that if I changed something about myself, I wouldn’t fit in ! or so I thought..till I came across someone who stood out, but still fit it ! I was in awe of her from that moment on..She was like everyone else, but something set her apart for the rest.. It wasen’t her makeup or her clothes, she didn’t even have the body of a model nor the face of an actress, but there was something I couldn’t identify ! I wanted to be her...
There was a light that shone from her ordinary self. Even if she would have covered herself in veils, she would not be able to cover her real nature without illuminating the world in a new inimitable way ! She was the one who everyone wanted to see..! Now after so many years, I know the word, I know what set her apart.. It was her Charisma !
I have learnt from her that it’s enough to be your average self, as long as you are an ‘extra ordinary brand of ordinariness’ !
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