It's natural for people to presume certain things about us either on the first day or after a few days of coming in contact with them, and I realized that the misconceptions people have about me are funny, because I don't see myself as any of them when I look in the mirror. I have natural curly and soft hair, which I inherited from my grandma I think. Most people who don't know my pedigree usually think I'm half-caste, the funny part of it all is "my English is not even straight, which half-caste has such crooked English?". Mostly, I tell people instantly that I'm not half-caste and my parents had never traveled outside of the country. They usually look back in surprise and ask how I managed to have baby hair. Sometimes I feel proud of myself to have such wonderful hair and I thank my ancestors silently for having held onto that gene.
Another misconception people have about me is that I'm rich. Only if they know how broke I am. I mostly like to be independent and try atleast to look my good, I believe this two traits are what make people have this misconception about me and somehow this deceitful charm have spread as people just see me the very first time and say something like "I know you have money, you just don't like to show" or "You're more than #1000". Hahaha! Really? I have never been older than any amount of money. I wonder what people see in my face but when I look at the mirror, I don't see anything special or something that indicates wealth. As much as those misconceptions make me have hope that someday I'll be rich, it has also put me in trouble as people keep demanding and maybe losing favor from people who would have pitied me.
Finally, people think I have the best life and I pity most people who do say they wish they were in my state. I look happy, I smile often, I am liberal, but I have more worries and problems that I prefer not to bother others with. Sometimes they wave it off that I'm lying each time I tell them my story, except my friends who truly understand where I come from. Honestly, I wish I could turn myself face to see how people truly see me, maybe the mirror doesn't show me enough of what they see when they think I have the best life. I have stopped to explain myself, I allow them to believe what they have chosen but sometimes, I feel it may not truly allow people to see that I need help as well.
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