Log #5

I Lost Sight of Who I Was. I've Learned From My Mistakes.

Selena Gomez is one of my favorite singers. I like her so much is not because she is Justin Bieber's ex-girlfriend, but because she has truly inspired me a lot in many ways by her songs, by her speeches, and by her acts.
Two days ago, I watched one of her speeches sharing her process of growing up. Making debut as a ten-year-old girl, she has undergone plenty of judgements and criticisms. How can a little girl keep being judged whether she is perfect enough when she doesn't even know what the definition of perfect is? Bullied by the media, knocked down by the criticisms for countless times, Selena had her hard time trying to figure out who she was and how it was. At first, she was very sensitive about others' opinion and the way how people look at her, but gradually she realized that she could't change people's mind, but she could change hers. Therefore, she started to focus on her inner self. Figuring out who she was and what she loved, Selena tried hard to learn as much as she could. She learned how to sing, how to act, and most importantly, she learned how to love herself. She said,"only when you love yourself, people are going to support you." At the end of the speech, she even asked the audience to practice saying "I love you" in front of the mirror after they went home. That's pretty cool.
After watching the speeches, I then started to think who I really am and whether I love myself. Unfortunately,  I don't have the exact answer. I don't know what I like to eat more; I don't know which one I prefer; I don't even  know what is my strength. However, thankfully I know I like to interact with people. Although I am a quite weird person that I always fall into to contradiction, I know for sure that I am very optimistic and I want people around me to be happy and carefree. That's the reason why I have decided to join the service industry as my career. Despite I know it would be tiring that I have to deal with customers especially those who have special needs, I know it is what I love to do and where I belong to.

Source: http://lybio.net/selena-gomez-we-day-california/speeches/