Just a small town girl

I just finished watching Medical Anomalies on Discovery Channel. Tonight’s episode was about two men who suffer from neurofibromatosis (NF for short). It is a disease that causes huge(and I mean massive) tumors to form in any part of the body. Worse part? It is hereditary. I was so moved by the stories of both men: Maurice and Reggie. You see, I always complain about my motherfucking pimples every chance I get. When I look in the mirror, when I see people with flawless face (especially my mom), and most especially, when I touch my face and feel the rough areas. I always tell myself how unlucky I am to have all these fucking zits on my face, or how I can be so much prettier with all these zits effaced. But after seeing Maurice and Reggie’s situation, I felt really really pathetic. How could I even complain about having these small pimples, which is totally normal for our age, when there are people out there who have big tumors on their faces and partly, if not completely, lost their sense of sight? It’s so selfish of me. And for me to be able to go out and not have people run in fear because of my physical looks is already a blessing. Maurice and Reggie were forced to live in the dark for years because insensitive fucking people were making fun of them. Good thing they both had the courage to face the world again, even if that means dealing with judgmental people. How brave of those two men.

I’d be lying if I say I’m never going to complain about my pimples again. But I will think of Maurice and Reggie when I start complaining. How they embraced themselves and how they did not let their looks be of hinder to their awesome life will be my inspiration. I just wish I could be as happy with my looks as they are with theirs. :)

I’m going to bed now but before I do, I’d like to tell myself and everyone who gets to read this that we are beautiful. We are beautiful and we are blessed. There’s always so much to be thankful for. And guys, it truly is the inside that matters. Beauty fades over the years, but the goodness within us will remain until our last breath on earth

If you want to know more about their story, click here. It will bring exactly where you want.

Let’s thank God for this life. And let’s thank Him for creating Maurice and Reggie, two magnificent men.