Do you care what other people think?

I'm the type of person who doesn't care what other people think about me. I don't care what people think about my husband, or even what they think about us being together. I also don't care what people think about my lifestyle, my race, or even my religion. I will tell you why. It doesn't matter to me because all that counts is what I think. It matters what I think about myself, how I feel about my husband, what I think about my lifestyle, race and religion. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Who is everyone else to me? Yes, I have friends, many friends. They accept me for who I am on the inside and not for the way I live or for who I'm with. If I cared what everyone else thought, I may be unhappy. I may be living a life that I don't want to live. There's not one person in the world who can make someone happy ALL the time. No one can give someone EVERYTHING they want. No one is perfect and things do happen. There will always be unhappy people in this world. Why try and please everyone when it's impossible? Do you want my advice? Don't care what other people think about you. Don't care what other people say. The only thing that should matter is you and how you feel. Put yourself before anyone else. You do have feelings, but don't allow them to get hurt. I dedicate this short story to all the boys and girls out there who have a low self esteem and worry too much about what other people think. You are you and people should accept you for nothing less. Be yourself and don't worry about it when someone says something bad about you because REMEMBER: When it boils down to the bottom line, the only thing that really matters is what you think and how you feel. No one else.1