Many people say that along with the words we spit out comes a huge amount of price that we need to pay. Words are among the valuable things that we cannot take back regardless of how much we will pay for it. Becoming responsible for whatever we say, therefore, plays a crucial role in extending the life of someone.
Beauty is undeniably one of the main factors to receive compliments from other people. And compliments, if being said genuinely, can boost the confidence of a person. Henceforth, this allows people to find one reason to prolong their lives. However, this is not always the case for people who are living as obese or overweight.
According to various studies conducted by researchers, people who are obese, or overweight are often the ones who also have suicide ideation (Ali et al., 2019) because of their experience in bullying. (Chung et al., 2016) Being given a multitude set of negative labels connected to their body type makes them feel unworthy and triggers them to even taking away their precious life.
Therefore, this happening gives a loud call for people to become more responsible to the words they let go through their mouth. Besides, the price of kindness is less than one can expect, for it cost no fortune. In addition, people should also remember that beauty is subjective. How people perceive others is a direct reflection of their soul. In that aspect, giving healing words should not be treated as something endangered, but as a natural way of communication.
To conclude, this small movement only request one thing to every people in this world: be kind because we don’t know what war people are going through regardless of their body size.
Bibliography:
JA;, M. T. M. (n.d.). Body weight and suicidal behavior in adolescent females: The role of self-perceptions. The journal of mental health policy and economics. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27084791/
(PDF) does actual overweight or perception of overweight elevate suicide risk in bullied vs. non-bullied students? (n.d.). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312436471_Does_actual_overweight_or_perception_of_overweight_elevate_suicide_risk_in_bullied_vs_non-bullied_students
Written by: Avie Elysia
