It is not the first time David Bowie’s song, entitled “Rebel, rebel,” inspired me to write text. Today, I want to stress that sometimes when I watch myself in the mirror and see unkempt hair, I remind the song’s lyrics mentioned above.
It is a moment when I look deep into my own eyes and hum to myself:
Hey babe, your hair’s alright.
I know that I do not look perfect. I can have not only my hair unkempt, but also, e.g., not ironed clothes. Still, thanks to Bowie’s song, I remind myself that I do not have to look perfect. Moreover, to paraphrase other lyrics of the “Rebel, rebel” song, I often say that I look divine for myself. Undoubtedly, I like my mind and appearance. Even if I do not look perfect and others can think of me negatively, I genuinely do not care what others think. That’s why I started to wear t-shirts with my odd photographs and the name of my website.
One of the best moments of wearing it was when there was heavy rain in Warsaw (to be more precise, it happened on the 30th of August, 2021), and I was getting wet and soaking.
Still, I was so proud of the new www.adammazek.com t-shirt that I did not put on a waterproof hoodie. It was 14 degrees Celsius (57,2 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite heavy rain, I was proudly wearing a t-shirt with the name of my website. Undoubtedly, people were staring at me with disbelief. Did I care? No, I had honest “I don’t care” attitude. I do not aim to look perfect. Of course, I try to look good, well-kept, organized, etc. Still, Bowie’s tune always reminds me that an imperfection counts! I try to be as tolerant as possible towards other people and towards myself.
