Sonder: Youth Mental Health Stories of Struggle & Strength | Page 76

BUS RIDE CONT.
Give it rest.
Don’t you know all of this is a test.
No matter what you believe about me,
This will always be the way I dress.
If I am wearing a Hijab that doesn’t mean I am bad
Wearing a hijab does not mean that I am a terrorist
Hijab is my secret weapon.
It is a weapon that protects my beauty,
Just remember there’s always two sides of a story
Just because someone tells you one thing, it doesn’t always
make it true
If we could look into each other’s heart and understand the
unique challenges each of us faces,
I think we would treat each much more gently, with more love,
patience, and respect
Don’t judge people for the way they look or dress, or the way
they are...
Because you don’t know how nice they are, or the love they
have in their heart for you
The only girl on the bus that looks different,
But we are all human.
You have a heart and so do I.
You can be nice and so can I.
Please remember I am just going  on a bus and there five
hundred two million of us, so you are judging 502 million .
Don’t judge people too quickly
Let’s all treat each other with more love and respect. ●
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