self Worth

Don't surrender your autonomy to the whims of the masses, allowing yourself to be devoured by the voracious appetites of those who would seek to exploit your vulnerability. Refrain from being a wild fruit, ripe for the picking, whose sweetness is savored by all who pass by, without regard for the tender care that nurtured its growth. Neither should you permit yourself to be treated as a piece of public furniture, worn and weathered by the countless hands that grasp and cling to you, without respect for the delicate beauty that lies within. Your worth is not measured by the number of those who use you, but by the depth of the love and care that you lavish upon yourself.