In essence, all the girls in this world are born beautiful. Regardless of the advantages and disadvantages it has, as long as it can accept what it is and proud of it, beauty will follow by itself. But unfortunately, not all girls can immediately accept the lack of himself. Those deficiencies make them feel different from the average person. Especially if the environment does not support, then the shortage that makes the girl feel worse.
This is what is felt by Ash Soto, 22-year-old girl who suffered from vitiligo. Nearly half his life was spent by being bully's of the people around him. Regarding his illness as a downturn, this girl became unconcerned and began to shut down. But finally he realized, if not he who began to accept himself as it is, then who else?
Ash Soto began to realize she was exposed to vitiligo since the age of 12 years. One of the diseases that make her skin full of white spots like burns
Since birth, Ash Soto just like other girls. There was no sign of any abnormality in her body. However, when he was 12 years old, Soto began to realize there was an awkward on his skin. A white dot appeared on the neck. Soto ignores it because it thinks it is scorching in the sun. But then the little point reappeared in other parts of his body. Once checked, then Soto know that he was exposed to the disease vitiligo, a disease that causes the skin to lose pigment in some places and cause white patches. The dots and the longer the more spread and change the skin as if the cluster of islands. Soto is cheerful and active began to not believe in his body condition.
Since then, Soto has become bullyan by the surrounding environment. Her self-esteem declined and she began to close
Since vitiligo is increasingly spread not evenly on his body, Soto is often the bully's material of his friends. Even once, one child thought that Soto had just showered with a bleach liquid so that his skin became striped like that. Since then, Soto nge-down and decided to always wear long clothes for his body closed. Although, he still got a taunt from those who already know the illness he suffered.
Almost ten years live in the bully's, Soto finally chose to rise from adversity and accept themselves as they are
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Almost everyday Soto motivates himself by writing "I'm beautiful" so that his confidence can come back. However, it took a long time for Soto to be able to love himself as it is. After nearly 10 years, finally Soto out of the shadow of the disease that made him inferior and try to accept his skin condition that resembles abstract painting. Soto began to share stories and stories of his life through social media. Through his Instagram account, Soto started confident to show his skin full of stripes. Now, his skin is losing pigment more and more, leaving the original skin like a cluster of islands. But, because it was also he was aware that this shortage he could conjure into a work of art.
Differences in skin color that is owned Soto transformed into a canvas to be made a beautiful work of art. It looks stylish and artistic too!
Through the photos he uploaded in his Instagram account, Soto made this shortcoming into a beautiful work of art. It marks the boundary difference of the skin with a marker or paint and follows its shape. As a result, Soto's body looks like a globe filled with clusters of islands. After playing with one color, Soto began to dare to use other colors. Not only that, sometimes Soto also draw various forms of painting that ever existed, such as 'Starry Night'. Thanks to this breakthrough, Soto began to publicly known and almost all praised the form of a stylish and artistic skin. Now Soto became a beauty blogger whose work has been appreciated by many people, you know!
Through a project called The Marker Chronicles that aims to prove the assumption that 'every one of us is art', Soto wants to invite those who have been feeling inferior because of their shortcomings to start loving themselves. Because nobody loves us more than ourselves. Accepting yourself for what it is and trying to be heartened will make it easier for us to live our lives. Nothing to cover. Even if we have been able to accept whatever the condition of our body, then we will look beautiful by itself. Agree?