Society speaks to teenagers on what to do and that is a BIG NO.
Society is where a group of people shares a common tradition, beliefs, etc. It is also the starting place where almost all people become close and consider each other a family because another ultimate goal of society is to promote a happy and good life for all people living within.
But what if the society you belong will be the one who will lead you to the darkest part of your life? Or what if society will be the one who will decide you to be who you are?
Every teenager gets a role in society they can be the agent of change, they can be the bright future of society, and they can role the society in the future.
Teenagers are risk-takers, they are out-of-the-world thinkers. They think about the situation in advance and one who influences that to teenagers is society.
Society can influence a teenager's mind and manipulate it to do something.
Let me share with you a story of a girl who was brainwashed by the society
Meet Abby, a smart, shy, lovely, chubby, and good-hearted girl.
She is a goal-centered girl, she always dreams to finish her study on time and help her parents so that her father will never go abroad to work just to sustain their needs.
She always does her best in her academics as a reward to her father even she is the center of bullying in her school.
But she never thinks of those bullies and continues to work hard and she thought that she will not be affected by them.
One day, Abby is going to buy snacks to eat, while walking one of her mother's friends called her.
Abby "the aunt shouted"
She thought that there is something important that's why she walk towards the girl.
"Yes, Aunt Marites?" She said
"How are you? I heard that you are the top 1 in your class huh! "
"Yes Aunt Marites, thank you" she replied,
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to buy some snacks in Aling Liza's Store" she replied,
"Ohh! Abby, if I were you, I will limit my food intake. Look at you, you are so fat and it is not good for your age. Look at my daughter Maria, she is so sexy and many boys are getting attracted to her. Go home and exercise than eating so much food".
Abby got embarrassed, she almost cries in front of her mother's friend. She goes home immediately as she could.
When she arrived at their home, her mother noticed her;
" What happened, baby? "Her mother asked"
"I feel embarrassed in front of all people outside when Aunt Marites said that I must go on diet and make some exercise to lose weight. From school up here in our community, I got being bullied because of being fat. From now on I will make a change and I am so tried being humiliated" she replied while crying,
"It's okay baby, we love you and we are proud of you. If that makes you happy then I will heartily support you"
The next day, Abby wakes up early and got some exercise, she also limits her food intake.
She exercises two times a day, in the morning and at night before sleeping.
She is so determined to lose weight. She always goes early to school and went home immediately after her classes to do exercise.
While she is dedicated to losing weight, she didn't realize that she became less focused on her studies. From being top 1 in her class, she down onto the top 2 but 6 months after her rank in her class become lower than she expected. She is in the top 8 in her class rank.
But she didn't mind at all because she got the result of her exercise.
She loses weight and many of her neighbors are amazed by the result. She is now confident to go outside wearing fit attire. She becomes friends with Maria and Maria's squad.
Maria is sexy yet slow in class, she loves to go shopping and put some makeup on her face. And Abby got influenced, she wants a big change to her life.
She changes the way she dresses, she put heavy makeup on her face, she knows how to drink liquor, smoke, and get into a group of boys while using illegal drugs.
Her parents got shocked and sad about Abby's situation. Her father went home from abroad to fix Abby but Abby's vices got worse. She never listens to her parents.
Until one day, her parents got the bad news, Abby got raped by the boys that Maria and her friends invited. They left Abby drunk and influenced by drugs.
She was rushed to the hospital by the Motel workers who saw her inside the room after the boys left her.
Her parents got nervous about Abby's situation and reported it to the police station.
The boys got caught and also Maria and her friends. They were brought to the Department of Social Welfare and Development because they are all teenagers.
Abby is going to undergo psychological therapy because of the trauma she got from the incident.
Abby realized the mistakes she makes. And she asks for forgiveness from her parents.
Moral Lesson:
Don't let society fool you, be who you are, and be proud of yourself. Be contented and be thankful for what you have right now. There is no problem in dreaming, just trust the process.
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