@Joewest24 11 June 2020 more from that month

Sometimes good sometimes bad

I remember when I was little, I often times wished I was dark skinned, not because I didn't like my skin colour, but living in Africa especially in rural areas and being fair don't go together at all. Walking through the streets, I would hear the locals making jest of me that I'm different, I was very fair, I am still light skinned by the way. I felt really bad that time, I didn't tell anyone. Whenever we wanna play football, I won't be chosen because they all thought I was feeble and weak, I didn't have the strong African bones needed to fit in. My childhood was really bad. I struggled to get my spot and get my place. I even forced myself to learn what is called "pidgin English" in my country, even though I wasn't trained that way. I survived the scrutiny till I began highschool. In highschool, the whole story changed. I was the talk of the whole middle school. My skin colour made me stand out everywhere and it was a plus to me. I had the attention of the girls and ever gone wanted to be my friend. Someone once walked up to me and asked, "are you half caste"? I just smiled and shook my head. So the light skin was actually a blessing, some people just didn't see it that way. What do you possess that some people think is evil but majority think is a blessing? Leave your comments