There’s this girl I know. She is easily the
most beautiful girl I’ve ever met in my life. I’ve known her since we were
kids. We hung out a lot. Being around her made me feel like the ugly duckling.
I always
wished I were as pretty as she was. My confidence took a hit every time we went
somewhere together.
This went
on for years. The boys always fell at her feet. It wasn’t until they realized
she wasn’t interested that they noticed me standing there too. No one likes to
be chosen second and no one wants to feel less than attractive.
We’re adults now with our own families and
spouses and I still think she is absolutely gorgeous. I got to talking to her
one day and she confessed something to me that blew me away. Over the years she
actually thought that I was beautiful and she lacked the confidence I always
thought she had. I just assumed because of how beautiful she is that she knew
it and was comfortable in her own skin but she isn’t. Much like a lot of other
women she finds flaws every time she looks at herself. She doesn’t see the
beauty that I see. That everyone else sees.
This taught
me a very valuable lesson. Never be envious of someone else. Everyone is fighting
his or her own battles.

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I absolutely love that your brought this up. I've been on both sides of this. And it's true we should never be envious of someone else, we should just accept that we're a beautiful creature that God created.
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