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For those of you who don't know, I've been working for 7 years now and have spent 11 years away from home building my own life here in West Malaysia. Looking back, I've actually been through a lot of crazy stuff, bad and good. I'll save some for next time but I would like to get an excerpt from a previous post I wrote because I think that there are many people who let others tell them who they are in today's society. Also, because someone told me she loved reading my inspirational and personal post. :D

Spending the week back in my hometown for the Raya holidays, I've been thinking about life. I usually do a lot more thinking when I'm chilled and away from the busy life. I love writing these thoughts down and as I scrolled through my posts on Steemit, I found this post speaking to me exceptionally and I would like to give this a shoutout once again.

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Throughout the years growing up and 'adult-ing', I've met some really nasty people and also the good ones. But all which I have learned from to be a better version of myself. So Thank you for coming into my life and showing me life lessons.

It all started out with statements thrown at me.

"Why play the guitar, give up, you don't sound good"

"Are you sure you're an animator? More like an intern"

"Do you know you are very stupid?"

"You know that you're not as talented as me right?"

These were the exact words/context that was spoken to me before. The recent one was when I threw in my letter, my ex-boss called me stupid for leaving. It didn't affect me one bit but it gave me something to think about. The reason I'm sharing this is because these words can be spoken to another person and it can even be you but let me tell you something...

These words don't define you

It is not who you are! It never is! People can't tell you whatever they want and you don't have to prove a thing to them. I know I'm not what they say and so are you. You are beautifully and wonderfully made. I took these comments and made a better version of myself not because it affected but because I always know I can do better for myself and not for them. I'm always looking for ways to improve at my own pace. You should do yours at your own pace as well. So what if your friend is successful and living a life luxuriously and he's 10 years younger than you? So what if your friend is married and you're still single? It doesn't really matter, everyone has their own timeline. So what happened was this

"Why play the guitar, give up, you don't sound good"
I can now play the guitar and from there, I started serving in Church as a bassist, another instrument!

"Are you sure you're an animator? More like an intern"
I kept my eyes focused on my skills and improve them. Learn from good critiques and overcome failures.

"Do you know you are very stupid?"
There is not a day I will regret leaving that company. My current company is doing greater things and they include me too!

"You know that you're not as talented as me right?"
Only time will tell, because I know if I were to quit whatever I was doing, I wouldn't be here today.

I hope this doesn't come as a brag or some sort but as a positive note that you are made for more. I believe everyone can achieve something if they put their minds to it. If I had listened to these words spoken to me, I wouldn't have come to this day. No doubt, I have met many failures along the way, but these failures deserve the same credit as my achievements because they've made me who I am today.

So I hope that you've found some love and inspiration here, if you have, drop me a comment!

I believe in you, even if others don't, I still do.

Thank You

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