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I came across a letter in a magazine today - it was a letter referencing an article titled "The Skinny Sweepstakes" that had run in the previous edition. It read:
Why do we women willingly choose to damage our bodies? ... Because when we were told we could be anything, what we really heard was "You have to be everything."
And I just keep thinking about that last part. I think it could pertain to more than just women. I think it could pertain to generations of sensitive, imaginative souls who love to explore and reach and feel unsuccessful because they have not seized the whole world yet. And why haven't they? The world is their oyster, isn't it?
You have to be everything.
It just keeps running through my mind.
Why do we women willingly choose to damage our bodies? ... Because when we were told we could be anything, what we really heard was "You have to be everything."
And I just keep thinking about that last part. I think it could pertain to more than just women. I think it could pertain to generations of sensitive, imaginative souls who love to explore and reach and feel unsuccessful because they have not seized the whole world yet. And why haven't they? The world is their oyster, isn't it?
You have to be everything.
It just keeps running through my mind.