You could be surrounded by other people and still feel alone.
I would like to put on the record the fact that my height has nothing to do with how much love I have to offer. So for all the ladies that have ever said, "He's such a cool guy, but he's too short" I would like to point out just how shallow a thought that is. How is it that height became some sort of fatal flaw from which all chances of a relationship are out the window? I'm sick of it. The shallowness of our society is downright disgusting. Let's stop objectifying each other and focus on what really matters. Give me a "He's cool, but he's a player." Or "He's nice, but he's married." Give me something that a person has some decision-making control over. Some mistake that they, with a full mental capacity, made.
I do, however, have to thank you. Thank you for being so brutally honest. It's much better than you coming up with some sort of euphemism and trying to justify your thoughts. Being completely honest is also better than you keeping it to yourself and just telling yourself that you spared me the hurt of being told the truth. Keep on telling yourself that. Let's all be completely honest with each other and ourselves. Then we would not have to keep on second guessing each other's intentions.
Against the seemingly innocent ideal of "tall, dark, and handsome" to the over-emphasized heights of models, athletes, and celebrities, I do not have a chance. When did height become a prerequisite to becoming a somebody? Even a college professor at UC Davis stated in her lecture how all the leaders of the Philippine social movements were taller in stature than your average person.
However, since you have to be tall to have any heart, height is more important that inner desire, and tallness is a desireable trait above ambition, perseverance, and spiritual and emotional strength, that doesn't give me a whole lot of options.
Check it out at the Short Persons Support Web site at http://www.shortsupport.org/Health/Leg-Lengthening. In fact the most experienced center for limb lengthening is in Maryland, called the International Center for Limb Lengthening.
The operation sounds excrutiatingly painful, but I have a pretty high pain tolerance. They say they attach metal braces to your legs and cut through your bone, counting on your bodies ability to heal to regenerate bone whre the cut is made. I heal fast too. In a prior entry I mentioned the power of being able to say, "It's possible." There are many cases where people have successfully recovered from the operation. To be able to say that it's possible generates so much hope. I like the odds.
Not only that, but surgery like this is partially covered. The rest I can afford on my own without too much financial burden. Yet another springboard to make it happen.
One family, who had the operation done on their son, wrote a testimonial about the procedure,
"Dr. Paley,
Just wanted to send you a picture of our two heros. We have this photo hung on our family cork board in the kitchen, it reminds us daily, that you are changing the lives of some amazing children...ours being one of them.
Thank you so much for brightening Jack's future!
Our warmest regards,
Karen and Darren Zyra"
Imagine that! I'd like to brighten my future. This is actually something in my control. Change society to conform to some ridiculous ideal or change myself to conform to a societal more...what's easier?
The latter. Definitely.
Sure, gravity works on me. However, I can reach as high as anyone else. If this makes my reach a little bit less hopeless, than how can you put a pricetag on that?
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