The You that You Want to Become

She is one of the most humble, honest and unselfish people I ever met. She is friendly, kind and is very smart. It then struck me that not everyone can appreciate her worth. The story of the the struggles she had been through and is going through increased my sorrow. The challenges she faced at an early age made her who she is now.

Despite the many positive traits she has, she has a very low self esteem. And I can't blame her for that. Having a life lived in the gloomy shadow of her sister, a life being compared to someone who has achieved a lot, a life being humbled by the very people she cares about. The outcome? She doesn't think she's good enough when people around her now thinks she's great in what she does.

I've been trying hard to boost her confidence, not by feeding her with lies, but by acknowledging the fact that she is magnificent. She really is! As a matter of fact, despite the negative judgments she have been receiving all her life, she never succumbed to the idea of giving up. She started working at an early age. She deflected the blades of the hurtful words being uttered to her and accepted it as a challenge. Now she is in a law school with better hopes for the future, pursuing the life she wants to live. Kudos to her.

"People are gonna tell you who you are your whole life. You just gotta punch back and say, 'No, this is who I am'. You want people to look at you differently? Make them! You want to change things, you're gonna have to go out there and change them yourself, because there are no fairy godmothers in this world." -Emma Swan (Once Upon A Time, a series)

"Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can't do something themselves, they're gonna tell you that you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period." - Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happiness, film)