The truth.
The day I took this photo we were in Noumea. I was walking down the streets like this, in my jeans, Jurassic Park tee, vans, and my ray bans on. I was just trying to get myself to the cafe I would go to upon each visit to this island and a boy stopped me. He was probably around my age and he said to me "everything works. your hair, your look, the glasses. it all works"
and with such a simple sentence, such a brief compliment, my confidence at that moment went from zero to ACTUALLY there.
You know... it's crazy how a mere compliment can change someone's day. and no matter how brief that moment lasts or how small of a window that positive attitude has, it was that one compliment that made it all possible. And when I posted this photo on instagram people commented, complimented, liked, whatever... but they had no idea how far on cloud nine I was from that one small compliment.
A photo can be just a photo to others, but to the subject that photo is a memory of such a beautiful emotion and strong feeling of self worth. and every time I look at this photo I remember that day.. and I smile..
and though I shed a tear while writing this.. it truly was such an incredible feeling as a result of something as small as a compliment, that maybe to that boy was nothing more than an a passing moment... but to me.. meant the world.
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