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female | pansexualsometimes i've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast══════════════
story: once upon a time... there was an crocodile named carson. he lived in the murky green swamp surrounded
by murky green waters and murky green air and all the other animals nearly
cried in disgust every time he walked by. "he looks like vomit!" they would
cry. "he smells like a toilet!" carson was never allowed to play with the other
animals, and this made carson very sad.
sometimes, when carson would get especially sad, he would slip away into the
darkest, murkiest corner of his swamp and cry. he thought no one could hear
him, but his cries were so loud that nearly every animal heard him. they thought
he was faking. soon, "crocodile tears" became a widespread taunt for anyone
who cried. carson didn't know what to do, so he only ended up crying more.
until one day, a heron, new to the area, stumbled upon him crying. "why
are you crying" she asked, concerned. carson wiped away his tears and said "no
one wants to play with me. they all think i look bad and smell terrible." just the
recounting of these facts made carson cry even more.
hallie, the heron, flew over next to him and put a small wing around him. carson
was shocked. nobody had touched him before. "don't you think i'm disgusting?"
hallie smiled, and shook her head. then she said this:
"carson, i came to this swamp because all the other birds laughed at me too.
they said neck was too long or my legs too spindly or my head was too tiny for
my body. what i learned, though, on my trip, is that no matter where you go,
there will be animals who don't understand you or who will try to bring you down.
it's normal and understandable to cry, but the more time you spend crying, the less
time you spend loving yourself and searching for those true friends. if i hadn't stopped
crying and started flying high, i never would have found you."
carson looked up. "we're friends?"
"the best kind. best friends."
from then on, you never saw hallie without carson. they were always smiling and playing
and laughing, and soon, the other animals, so enthused by how happy they were, started
to play with them too.
carson learned that although other's words can make us cry, it is
our response to them that determines our feelings. things will always make us sad, and
it is normal to be sad, but we can choose to either remain miserable, or try our best
everyday to overcome our sadness. with the help of a few well-meaning friends, and
a drive to wake up every day to be better, soon, we will one day no longer cry those
crocodile tears.
[475/500] "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
