Piece Of Me

I grew up in an environment where discussing topics like music, art, theatre, movies, commerce or technology have always been extremely valued, giving me a chance to express myself openly. So my interest in books and movies have always been more than sources of entertainment for me. It is precisely why I also find it necessary to capture it somewhere as a reminder of the importance of it all to me. We always think of ourselves as the protagonists with other things revolving around us. The protagonist often doesn’t understand where they went wrong but we do because it’s always harder to accept our own mistakes rather than point them out in someone else's life. However, with every character I have read and every mistake they have made, it has been easier for me to accept my mistakes and my wrongdoings because in these situations I allow myself to think about how this situation looks from someone else’s perspective. How does this affect my character, my story? It helps me improve myself and makes me understand how to deal with different situations. I have now come to realize that I want to become a person who makes everybody feel important and I know this would have never been if I hadn’t had a love for books. It is easy to hate someone over something they did to you rather than understanding why they did it. But reading has made me understand that everyone has a backstory and their own problems. Before judging a person for doing something wrong by you, I try to think what led them to act this way because no one is born hating another person.  Reading books and watching films have given me such a wide perspective of different situations, characters and lives that I believe all this time I have been on a path of personal development, understanding what seems right or wrong to me, caring about what or who’s important. Most people are often in a false deception about their own selves and I believe that is where my greatest strength lies. I have been called humble and pretentious, a pushover and stubborn but I understand who I am which gives me a sense of self assurance which reflects in my personality. I am someone with strong opinions and I want these opinions to be heard. I want to be a leader. I want to help others because I care about other people’s lives. This is a part of who I am, it was important to me that I put this as my first blog because it somewhat captures the essence of who I am.