Theres this small town called Orofino. The home of the backstabbing snakes with friendly grins.
I'm not referring to the entire population of Orofino, because i admit some of the best friends i can ask for are native to the town, but for the most part: everyone here is fake. I don't necessarily blame the town, just a fraction of the residents. I willingly admit that I've made a lot of friends in Orofino, and for the most part I liked it. But I've also met the most detestable of people I could ever imagine. I often think about how many times ive been fucked over by my so-called "friends" here: countless times! I used to care what people said about me. I used to care what peoples' prospective of me was. I used to care whether i was accepted or not. Finally, i found a place within myself, where i accepted myself for who i was. Pleasing other people was no longer in my interests. After years and years of trying to "fit in" and lure people into accepting me, it took me to places i never wanted to be in. Places i never plan on returning to. After realizing the kind of people i was surrounded by, i knew i had to learn to not care about anyone other than myself. I realized that by changing who i was, i was being just as bad as they were. I'm done trying to please other people around me, when I, myself, am unhappy. When i started to reveal who i really was. People didn't like that Diego very much! But who am i? Who is Diego? One of the most difficult questions i've ever had to answer. That answer has taken me nearly twenty years to figure out, and truly, still figuring out. But that's life, right? Figuring yourself out. So back to the question of who am i? I am exactly what this world made me. I can sum it up in one word: Scared. Scared to be myself. Scared to open up. Scared to trust others. I grew up in a society of conformity where if you were any different from the other people in the slightest way, you were officially the "freak" of the crowd. That lead me to feel a lot of resentment towards myself, because i knew i was indeed, different from the others. But why me? why was i the unlucky one? The lack of acceptance from my peers was something i would not settle for, thus trying to change who i was in order to be respected. That's right, not to make friends, not to meet people, but for the simple respect. I started becoming a more angry, bitter, resentful, and hateful person. I didn't want to be like that, but that's what people brought out of me. I can never forget the bitter rage that overtook my being every time a malicious remark came my way. Everyone would point out how much of a "dick" i was being when I began too speak my mind. I always said what i thought without the acknowledgement of others feelings. Nobody took mine in consideration, so i figured, why should i? I am now at the point where i honestly don't care what people have said, are saying or will say about me, because i know who i am, and im NOT changing. So as far as these Orofino people go, I wish you all successful life. Because I believe that in the end that's everyone's ultimate goal in order to achieve happiness, and hopefully, having a life full of contentment will lead to peace among the community. I would like to thank everyone who has ever entered my life, both the good and the bad, for helping shape and mold the person i am today because every, "faggot," "homo," "douchebag," and "fatass" that came my way, made me become a stronger person. I am now able to handle whatever the world has to throw at me. Additionally, i would also like to thank everyone who left my life. I'm a huge believer in forgive, but never forget. Long story short: I came to win. to fight. to conquer. to thrive. i came to win. to survive. to prosper. to RISE.
xxxx,
Diego Barragan.
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