有人誇我的裙子很美

I am a dark skinned girl living in a country
我是一個有着深色皮膚的女孩，在我生活的地方

which places white skinned people on a pedestal
淺色皮膚的人都被奉若神明
and looks down on people with even slightly dark skin tone.
而那些深色皮膚的人，哪怕膚色只是略微深暗，也會遭到鄙夷
Since I am very dark skinned,
由於我的皮膚顏色十分深暗

I tend to avoid wearing bright colors like white and yellow
我時常會避免那些明亮的色調，比如白色或者黃色
because they make me look even more darker.
因爲這些顏色會讓我看起來更加黝黑
However, I wore a white blouse today
可是，今天我卻穿着一件白色的襯衣

which I bought because it was so pretty
之所以買下它，是因爲它太好看了
that I just couldn't pass it up.
讓我不得不爲它駐足
I thought that even if it may not look good on me,
我想，即使這件襯衣不會襯托得我更加美麗

it's still a good looking top
它本身也足夠好看了

and so I just wore it to work.
於是我穿着它去上班了
And a co-worker complimented me!
沒想到，同事居然誇讚了我！
She said "That top is really cute
她說，“這件襯衣真好看”
and White looks awesome on you!"
“你很適合穿白色的衣服！”
I turned into a puddle.
我立刻哭成了淚人兒
I am feeling good about myself ever since.
從那之後，我開始有了自信
The point is，
這件事讓我知道
Don't be so insecure
別讓心中的不安全感控制自己
that you might miss something good!
不然你可能會錯過十分寶貴的東西！