Unique, but Good!

Katie Green
English 101 - 10:00

Elizabeth and Jane are practically best friends, and have known each other for a while. Elizabeth is older than Jane, but they still enjoy each other’s company. Usually they just play around in the kitchen cabinets instead of going to a lot of parties or events together. The main reason for that is they are not invited to the same things.
Elizabeth is more serious than Jane. She is dark in color, and very beautiful. She is very stable and seems to take the twists and turns of life well. However if things get too rough, it could easily be devastating for Elizabeth. Her serious personality and her beauty are what draw people to ask her to the more eloquent events. Usually she is present at many anniversary dinners, Christmas banquets, formal dinners, and wedding receptions. She enjoys going to these events, and loves the compliments she gets when she is there, but sometimes she wishes that Jane could come along with her to these events and it would be a lot more fun.
Jane has a more spontaneous and casual personality. She is somewhat flimsy and just seems to kind of float through life as it comes. She is bright red in color, but pure white on the inside. Her shape is not smooth all around, but it makes her easier to handle. Most of the events that Jane attends are casual and fun. Ranging from birthday parties, to church picnics, to Fourth of July celebrations, to a summer day spent by the pool. She is very helpful at these parties, and is much more convenient to have around than someone like Elizabeth would be. Jane has fun at the parties she is invited to, but in the back of her mind she wonders what it would be like to be as beautiful as Elizabeth and be asked to such wonderful occasions.
Sometimes Elizabeth thinks that people take her too seriously, and she wishes that she could be more like Jane who is easygoing and fun. She wishes that their friendship could go beyond the cabinet, and that they could enjoy these parties and events together. Jane also gets a little jealous because Elizabeth gets to go to all the formal events. She treasures having Elizabeth as a friend, but sometimes feels inferior to her because she is so beautiful. She does enjoy going to all the birthday parties and days at the pool, but she wants to know what it would be like to dress up, be beautiful, and spend time with such eloquent people.
What they do not know is that both of them spend time thinking about what it would be like in the other’s shoes. If they would just take the time to sit down and actually talk about it, then they would not only learn more about each other, but also realize that although we may wish things about ourselves or our circumstances were different, we should still be satisfied in ourselves and celebrate our uniqueness.