Is Height So Important?

China
January 27, 2013 6:32am CST
My brother had dropped out and had no job, just staying at home. I am a college student.I am not so tall. In fact, I'm just over 175 cm. I have a little brother, he is taller, about 185 cm tall. Today, when I walked with him, my aunt said "you are about 10 cm shorter than your brother!" I am annoyed, why does she judge people by height?!
7 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
28 Jan 13
Don't feel insecure about it. People just have this notion that an older sibling should be taller than the younger sibling. I am the eldest, but I am also the shortest in the family. My brother and sister is as tall as your brother. My parents are as tall as you. And I am just 157 cm tall! I used to be annoyed for not being as tall as them, but when I got married, I am not as short as it looks. Coz my husband's family are not as tall as my family. What's wrong with the height when you can be the best in something else?
• China
28 Jan 13
Thank you, Jenny. I will do my best to change the height, not in body, but in soul!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
Height doesn't matter in everything. Some job requires height, some people admire tall person. But it doesn't mean that you should be worry with your height. Ignore your aunt and be the best of who you are.
• China
27 Jan 13
Thank you! Height maybe an advantage of a person. But it is not all of a person. Thank you for all of you to help me understand this.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Jan 13
There is absolutely no significance in a person's height. I am 173 cm, so you can feel confident that I will not be judging you by your height. My brother is roughly the same as myself, although this is probably due to the fact that we are both over 60 years old. There has been a tendency over recent decades for people to become taller in general. If you take notice you will realise that the average 20 year old is taller than the average 60 year old. We now appear to have reached a stage where numerous younger members of the family are taller than their older brother or sister, so I see no reason that someone would feel compelled to comment on the obvious.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
18 Feb 13
Aesthetics wise, for boys it does look good if they have a good height. For women, it can be secondary, as it is much acceptable for women to be of lesser height than men. So i think it does not matter that much to us girls... we can always wear heels anyway. he he As for the job, there are jobs that does require you to be at a certain height. he he for this person who noticed you, i think that is but common, i mean we often think the taller one is usually the older one. ;) Don't take it personally.
@Archie0 (5636)
27 Jan 13
175 cms is short?. It is not called short. Yes probably you might be shorter than your brother. Males are always taller mostly. But i think your height is normal, that is the height which most of us got. In fact i am much more shorter than you are. I think it is better to ignore, than being hurt. That is what i have adopted now days for myself. I say let them bark, i don't give a heck.
• China
27 Jan 13
Thank you! I will ignore what they say and live a happy life!
@nyssa102 (748)
• United States
27 Jan 13
Oh my gosh no, height is not important. I have had cruses on men who were 6 feet and crushes on men who were shorter than I was, and I'm 5'5''. Height is nothing to a relationship, if they say it is, they are immature. It's all about who stands tall beside you in life, that is the only thing. Who stands by you. I don't care what height the man I'm in love with turns out to be, taller or shorter, none of that matters, his soul matters, and boy do I mean that.
• China
27 Jan 13
Yes, you are right. I was thinking too much about what others say about me. I should clearly know that height is not so important. What matters is soul.
• Philippines
28 Jan 13
Sometimes, people are blinded by one’s society’s ideal and preference most especially in physical aesthetics which includes one’s body proportion (weight, height, etc.) this results to an assumption that they have a standard preference on what is appropriate or not. Moreover, there are some institutions that have set up requirements such as appearance and height qualification so that you can work on their firm. However, there are also companies that don’t go over what is physically standard but does look on their applicants by their set skills and expertise. If someone feels a little worried about their physical attributes, one should just ignore it although some ideals over society and media are looking for the best in terms of physicality, but it’s human genetics and we can’t control our physicality, so just embrace what you have got and just be confident about yourself. After all, they don’t own your life and you make the most out of it.