I think a lot about that Fruits Basket story where the onigiri (rice ball) thinks its plain and bad with nothing special about it
but everyone else actually admires it because of the delicious plum on its back that it can’t see
anyway, I’m going on a second date with a girl soon and couldn’t help but think “Why would she want to keep going out with me?? I’m like, so weird and a little crazy.”
but then I remembered that there is also a plum on my back that I can’t see and that people often like others for reasons we don’t recognize in ourselves. Be kind to yourself. There’s always something good about someone– however little we remember it.
This is 100% completely correct but also, plain rice balls are a thing. A lot of times they come with fillings & seasoning, but sometimes they’re just plain old rice balls. And even then there will be someone somewhere super excited about a dang rice ball.
You are enough as you are, hidden depths or no, and there are people out there who will appreciate you just because.
