Throwback Writes

PS: something I wrote last year. throwback to the days when my thoughts aren't really that organized. hahah anyway, too lazy to rewrite this one. 

The Beauty within Scars

       As human beings, we all had a time where we gained scars and have been wounded. For some, they spend their lives in hiding those marks, keeping them out of sight, because they have chosen to leave everything behind them. With all the imperfections and flaws brought by scars, somehow I still see them differently. There’s something in them that makes me admire the mark they leave on people. 

         Scars are reminders that the past is real. They remind us that we are people who get hurt too. Some scars remind us of our mistakes, even the lessons we’ve learned from them. Those marks remind us of the times we were defeated, and how we managed to get up and continue to fight. The scars serve as our motivation, a caution, and a source of courage. It tells us that there is always healing after injury, just like a new chance after defeat. Our scars simply make us stronger, wiser, and braver to face whatever lies unknown.

         Those marks imprinted on us make us whole, because it completes each of our personas, leaving a sign of our past. When everything from the past is gone, scars are the only evidence left they were real. Yes, we must leave the past behind and move on with our lives, but we must never forget where we came from. We need our past so we can learn from them to make us a better person.

         Our scars remind us that at some point of our lives, we fought for something. Those wounds engraved not only in our skin, but also in our hearts, are signs of our great love for others. Scars and wounds remind us of the pain we have felt, and tell us to help other people because we knew what it feels to be hurt. 

         One thing we should know is that we should not be ashamed of the scars that we gained. Those wounds represent the battles we have taken, and the times we have surpassed those trials. Out of suffering the strongest souls have emerged, and the most massive characters are seared with scars. Those marks are what make us great warriors.

         And just like scars, we all need to heal. Get over it and move on; because in this life, we all get hurt. We just have to choose our battles worth fighting for, and find a person worth having our scars for. At the end of the day, we must see all scars as beauty. For scars aren’t gained by the weak and quitters. Scars are marked to those who fought and survived.