Dear daughter,
I have seen dismay in your eyes, when you look
at
yourself in the mirror. What do you see? Is
that dismay because of your brown
skin that
clings to your bones?
Remember, you are not fair, but you are lovely.
Just like fair girls, you have a heart and a
soul that have no colour. Just like those fair
girls, you have immense
potential in you to be
whatever you want to be, don’t feel left behind
in the
race, just because you have a different
color. You have a gorgeous smile and a
vibrant
personality that is much beyond your
skin color.
I
believe you live in an imperfect world, just
like me and your mother. You have
grown up
in a society, where colour of your skin is
considered a better indicator
of your beauty
than the person within.
People will avoid
you because you are darker
than them but only you can change it. Be
proud of
what defines you, what completes you
and what you always carry with yourself.
That colour hugs your soul and makes you
what you are and
you should love it back. Why?
Simply because it is yours. You were born with
it
and you will die with it.
You have the
colour of the rich chocolate you
love and so does everybody else.
As a child you always craved for brown eyes. So
what makes you sad about your beautiful
brown skin? Your dark skin is the right skin
and your brown color is the color of beauty.
Take pride in being
different, respect your
color that reflects grace and love yourself.
Fair and lovely? Blah! Be dark and proud!
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Love you always
Your Daddy.
