I know a skydiver,

Who had no job, no wife, no children.

Only vast sky and whistling wind.

 

Why do you do it?

 

Because it’s where I’m free.

 

It’s where there is no stress,

No pressure pushing me to settle down.

No society to mold me,

No leash pulling me back.

 

How do you live so freely?

Like a puppet without its strings?

When there’s expectation breathing down your neck,

Like a courtroom judging your every action?

 

I escaped my confinement,

Broke through my walls.

Brushed the jeers off my shoulder, held my head high.

And held on to my passion.

 

They say I have potential,

That I've tossed behind my back.

But only I truly know,

That this is the life where I find meaning and love.

 

Parents, teachers,

Tell us to search for our passion.

Yet when we find it, and realize its discrepancy,

We shrink back into our shells, fearing to be different.

Be accepted. Don’t be different.

 

We’re told to pursue the norm.

To have goals shared by millions.

To find a job, find a family, and settle down.

Be accepted. Don’t be different.

 

What was your passion?

Writing?

You find strength in words,

That tremble the ground and save lives.

But there is a problem.

You are meant to be a doctor, a lawyer.

Be accepted. Don’t be different.

 

You believe words are the ultimate panacea,

To ending all violence in the world.

You want to bring make the world a better place,

But you’re afraid of failure.

Be accepted. Don’t be different.

 

But throw the pressures of society aside for just one moment,

And listen to my words!

 

Pursue your passion, no matter how far fetched it seems!

Embrace your individuality!

Make others accept you for who you are!

Be unique, original, eccentric!

 

What if the direction you’re headed for is right,

And the direction everyone else is going is wrong?

You’ll never know until you try.

Be unique, original, eccentric!

 

Think of Cesar Chavez,

He was divergent, the one who refused to accept the way he was treated.

He clung to the belief,

That violence is not the shortcut to change.

Only peace, and harmony.

And with that, he changed the world.

 

He dedicated his life to improving lives,

And found one full of meaning and love.

He broke through his walls, dared to be different,

And with that, he changed the world.

 

 

So why can’t you believe in yourself?

Why would you cast your dreams aside?

Live without restrictions,

You can be different, you can change lives,

You can change the world.

 

 

Now, I still have doubts,

That my words will leave an imprint on this world.

But I am the skydiver,

And I listen to my words.

Of breaking my barriers, striving for the seemingly impossible,

And I listen to myself,

And I believe in myself.

 

I’ll walk the opposite direction.

I’ll be unique, original, eccentric.

I’ll believe my dreams are attainable.

And with that, I’ll change the world.