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Ninety-Nine Percent

May 24, 2016
By HannahBea BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
HannahBea BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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This world is full of 7 billion people
99% of them are
fakes,
liars,
Cheats.
They lie to themselves, don’t notice how cruel they are,
They only realize the potential in themselves.
The good potential.
Not the potential to cause others pain.
They still have that terrible potential
And 
They use it.
Sometimes not even noticing when
It
Lashes
Out,
And burns someone.

 

The smartest people in the world are those that are called
Dumb
The ones who can’t spell their names without a whisper of help.
They hold the smarts that can’t be shown on a test.
They hold the knowledge that no one
else
notices.
Others only look at
test
         Grades. 
Why is it that the best leaders
Are the ones that are
Never
Followed.
You follow the group.

Everyone follows the group.

But the fact is,  
That group is leading you off a cliff.
Followers become leader
not just by
turning left when the sign says to go right,
But by
building rocket shoes
and flying over the sign.
The best leaders are those who can never be followed,
Because there is always something
Bigger
And
Better
Than that one leader.


There all those that say all that
matters is your weight,
Your shape,
Your curves,
The color of your skin.
But
Those that are prettiest
Have nothing to show for it
At least,
Not on the outside.
On the inside they are absolutely beautiful.
Except very few, not even the person themselves know of the beauty that lies within.

 

The kindest people are those that have been shown the cruelest side of others.
The ones who see the smile when they walk into the room
But
Hears the snickers when they leave.
The ones who care for their friends more than themselves.
Yet, their friends don’t feel the same way.
Everyday they look in the mirror and see the comments on covering their person
And they
Erase
It.
Every day they feel the knife
go into their backs
And they pull it out.
Day
After
Day.
These people are not only the kindest,
They are also
The strongest.

 

The world is a place of numbers,
Beauty
is a number,
Knowledge
Is a number,
Strength
Is a number.
Since when has life become a math problem?
Those in the 99%
try to make sense of the numbers.
The other 1%
Ignore it
Completely.


99% percent of the 7 billion people in this world aren’t always kind
and
Face it,
There are times when you make up part of the 99%.
You telling yourself you’re not part of the 99%
Just
Proves
You
Are.
Though no one can
Always
Be
In the 99%.
The 99% shifts throughout
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
It's possible to be in
The
1%
Permanently.
Don’t be
a liar
Don’t be
A fake.
Be honest.
Be open.
99% will judge,
That's how the world is.
But why should you care?
Keep in mind the 1% that won't mind.
And make it 2%.
Be accepting.
People are different.
You are different.
Humans can’t agree,
On what is right
Or wrong.
Smart
Or Dumb
Pretty
Or Ugly.
Strong
Or weak
Live with it.
Live with differences.
Don’t be part of the 99%


The author's comments:

The world has plenty of not-so-good people in it. The kind of people that go around thinking they are "all that", but they need to take a few steps back and realize they can hurt others. I've seen it happen, in fact everyone has, but so many people just choose to ignore it. It's about time that changed. 


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