Cut not........

Before reading this, let me make it clear that I do NOT encourage cutting or any self-inflicted violence or violence at all, And I do not practice any form of self-inflicted violence especially cutting.
               There is a reason you never hear someone say, "I wish I could go back to my teen years." and if you have heard someone say it, trust  me they don't mean it.And its not that everyone's teenage years suck, some I'm sure escaped unscathed but teen  to me lately means oppression and pressure.
               I'm not naming ANY names over here, so don't  hold your breath but I do know a few stories where people have cut themselves because in their own word, they feel "worthless". Worthless according to whom, might I ask? A few plastic-y, popular girls who might not adore you? A friend who has moved on?A heartbreak?
                          For the former I say, the popular girls either don't know you or don't like you so screw them and celebrate because you won't be in their clutches anytime soon, that is a horrible excuse to hurt yourself.And if a friend moves on, of course you will miss them, they were your buddies and it might hurt like hell but everything happens for a reason so, move on too. Love them for they were by your side but don't hate them for they probably had to do right by them too.Heartbreak? If any can make you believe that you are worthless then , honey you need to build up your self-esteem because what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
                         But no matter how much one preaches, people, especially girls, often cut themselves and sooner or later it becomes an addiction for them, the slightest thing can set them off. They're just girls, they just wanted to be looked in the eye and be told that they are appreciated. But how often does that happen in High School?
                  Medically, if you cut yourself too deep, then the chance of infection becomes higher. You could die if you lost too much blood! I wouldn't know exactly what triggers cutting but I have read enough to understand that it is just plain wrong and if anyone tries to popularize it, please! That is plain pathetic and dangerous.
                                   
             You know, those who cut may think that they are beaten up old pick-up trucks and a few scratches couldn't harm them much but in all honesty, they are brand-new Maseratis and even a few scratches can take away that shine.......

There's a chance for everyone.

When I was a kid ( now I'm a teenager, yeah!) I used to read these books -  Goosebumps and in some special editions, R.L. Stine would write an incident on a page and at the bottom he'd say " Go to page 13  to enter the mummy's tomb." or " Go to page 43 to fight the cyborg." And you were left with a very definite choice.... meet the mummy and not the kind to offer lemonade or go against all your instincts and fight with a human-machine. It was simple definite and though you were going to die anyway in the end, you made the choice.
          Lately, I have been thinking about chances, kind of like in Goosebumps. Maybe you go to a sing-along and you unleash your singing prowess and it just so happens that a big-shot music producer signs you on or you go to a sing along, hide in a corner, pray no one calls you on, drink cranberry juice and miss any opportunity at all. Life doesn't give out obvious choices but like it or not, every step we take towards a place could very well seal our fate.
         What if Nirbhaya (the gang-rape victim) had gone to a different bus stop or what if she had taken an auto? We can't control our fates but then who controls us or does anyone? Is there some kind of invisible, giant puppeteer holding all the strings, entwining our paths?Or maybe we make our own destinies, maybe every step we take is all because of us but what if , just like in those Goosebumps special editions even though we make those little choices that get us from one place to another, we always end up the same way?
                          So like I wrote earlier, maybe that you got signed on by a music producer because you sang at a sing-along or you hid from the stage and missed the chance, well, what if you got a little tipsy when you went home and uploaded a video of your cover of Jessie J's "Price Tag" and got spotted by a record label?
    So, I think I've gone around in a circle and confused everyone but what I want to say is that if it's meant to be then it's meant to be. If its meant for you then you'll get there some day!