The Puppeteer's Smile

    Once upon a time, there was existed a girl and a boy. She had messy brown hair, with small brown eyes, her skin was freckled and her tummy still had baby fat. He had short black, curly hair, with dark eyes, his skin was sun-burnt and he had barely any muscles in his 20-year old body. They lived in a cabin, deep in the forest. It was a small place, with the barest of essentials they could find in the woods. They'd hunt for food and drink the water from the river. And you know what the funny thing was? They were happy! With such a lack of luxury and poor physical beauty, they were happy! You know why? Because they didn't have anyone telling them that they needed a big, fancy house and that they need to look perfect at all times in order to be happy!
    Society is constantly telling us what we need to do, how to dress, how to act, what to listen to, who to be friends with, who we should shun because they're different. Wanna know a little secret? WE ARE NOT SOCIETY'S PUPPETS. We can only be manipulated if we allow it. Yet...yet people are afraid to be different, because they'd be isolated, maybe even bullied. You know what's society's answer to topics such as depression or anxiety? Be happy, get over yourself, there are people who are worse off than you! Yeah, there are, but that doesn't mean your problems don't matter, because they do. Know what else? You don't "get over" depression and anxiety, because people don't choose to feel that way.
   I guess the point I'm getting to is that we don't have to be a certain way to fulfill society's expectations. No one should tell us who we are and what we like, because they're not us. It's our lives, not theirs. Don't try to be someone else if you don't want to, because the only person being hurt is you.