Being Yourself

I would like to share with you the Poem – On being yourself from ‘15 steps to Overcome Anxiety and Depression’ by Iris Barrow.

You must learn
that you cannot be loved
by all people.

You can be the finest apple in the world—
ripe, juicy, sweet, succulent,
and offer yourself to all.

But you must remember that there
will always be people who
don’t like apples.

You must understand that if you are
the world’s finest apple
and someone you love
doesn’t like apples,
you have the choice of
becoming a banana.

But you must be warned
that if you choose
to become a banana,
you will be a second-rate banana.

But you can always be the finest apple!

You must realise that if you become
a second-rate banana,
there will always be people who
don’t like bananas.

Furthermore, you can spend your life
trying to become the best banana—
which is impossible if you are an apple.

Or, you can try again
to be the finest apple.

Poem – On Being Yourself from the book ‘15 Steps to Overcome Anxiety and Depression’ by Iris Barrow (Heinemann)

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