Cynthia John's post on Goodwall - As we have come to the beginning of 2020, I thought why not share a small part of me to everyone. The reason why I'm sharing my story is to bring awareness among the people and to let everyone know that beauty is not defined by colour or shape of a person. I'm a girl born and brought up in a city called Chennai and later on got settled with my family in New Delhi. The beginning days in Delhi was so hard for me and I still feel no freedom in the air I breathe. How would you feel when a stranger just looks and laughs at you for no reason, you get frustrated, right? Yes, I did too but the moment they said ' Look at her face, so black ' I just didn't know what to say, I kept staring at them as they passed by me and I still remember how much I cried that day questioning myself for the way I look. People in the society has made that being dark is terrible and if you're a girl, it's more worse than that. I'm black and no one has any idea of what all I went through in my life just because of my colour. I'm 21 now but nothing has changed, people and their thoughts are just the same. They made me feel that I'm ugly and I was called one. And their words were really very sharp which made me lose my self confidence and it's all just because of my colour. But it took me 20 years to realise my worth and right now I love myself for what I am and I'm proud to be a dark skinned girl. But there are many women in India who are still hiding behind a wall. I think it's time to break all those walls and walk over it. Don't be shy or scared to express yourself. Learn to embrace the beauty you are and don't let anyone push you down by their words. Just be proud to be a dark skinned girl. And remember you're born beautiful. - CJ 👑 #selfimprovement #socialimpact #truestory #loveyourself