In life people are often fooled into not knowing the power of true freedom. In the essay of Lucy Gearly "Mirrors" it gives an idea of what true freedom is. As a child due to cancer of the jaw she was disfigured as a child. Going through chemotherapy and many different surgeries she had a sense of pride for ability to endure. Thorough out her life she was ridiculed for her disfigured face. As a child she only found peace during Halloween and winter because during these time she could cover her face. On become an adult she based herself on superficial such as relationships always thinking of flaws as her weakness. Only until she understood that most truths are inherently unretainable.
             Within my on life I have had similar struggles of being me. Excepting myself as I am was my own quit struggle. Almost living my whole life overweight I had to come to grips with this being part of my life. Always comparing someone in mind that was the normal weight to myself. Always avoiding mirrors and scales scared of the image which was not what I in mind pictured. The thought of not being the so called norm scared me when I was younger. Being picked on was a constant fear I was always trying to please other people hoping not to get picked on.
             Also my mothered put pressure on me for being overweight. Dealing with a weight problem herself she thought we could lose weight together. Putting me on regulated training to help me lose weight only accelerated the feeling I wished I could alleviate. I would always go to the gym the same time my mother went and workout when she worked out and eating healthy but before the start of ever week I would have to get weighed to see my weight. Having to come to grips that by standards I was overweight not the weight I should be. Which strengthened feelings of being an outcast not being like other people. In my mind other people didn't have to do anything to stay at a constant weig
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