00:00Friends in an era which is dominated by perfect Instagram selfies, flawless AI-generated avatars, and picture-perfect lives on social media,
00:10it is very easy to fall into the trap of believing that our self-worth is tied to how we look or how others perceive us or how many likes we get on social media.
00:20This immense pressure, especially on young people, convinces many of them that they are defined by superficial, surface-level things.
00:30But Aaron Hansen's poem, The Not Poem, challenges this idea in the most beautiful way.
00:37Let this poem be a reminder to you of the richness and depth of who you truly are, beyond appearances, beyond labels, and beyond the superficial.
00:49Here's The Not Poem by Aaron Hansen.
00:51You are not your age, nor the size of the clothes you wear.
00:56You're not a weight or the color of your hair.
00:59You're not your name or the dimples in your cheeks.
01:02You are all the books you read and all the words you speak.
01:07You are your croaky, moaning voice and the smiles you try to hide.
01:14You're the sweetness in your laughter and every tear you've cried.
01:18You're the songs you sing so loudly when you know you're all alone.
01:24You're the places that you've been to and the one that you call home.
01:29You're the things that you believe in and the people whom you love.
01:34You're the photos in your bedroom and the future you dream of.
01:38You're made of so much beauty, but it seems that you forgot when you decided that you were defined by all the things you're not.
01:50Aaron Hansen.
01:51So the next time, my friends, you find yourself caught in comparison or self-doubt, remember Aaron's words.
01:58Remind yourself that you're not your labels.
02:02You are your light and you are your brilliance.
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