If I Could Change Something About Myself...

If I could change something about myself, I would change nothing at all. I'm not saying that I do not have to change because I'm perfect. It is just that I love the way I am now and do not think that there is a need to change anything about myself.

I am only human. I change. But I have not purposely or deliberately changed myself for a particular reason. Instead, I change as time passes. If you would have met me 5 years ago, I bet that you wouldn't be able to recognize me by my looks or my personality. Yes, I am the kind person who has changed drastically over time. Even now, I am changing with everyday that goes by.

I am a normal person. Of course there are times which I ave thought about having cosmetic surgery. For your information, I used to be really overweight. I weighed 75 kg at one point and I wasn't even as tall as I am now. I had small eyes and wished my nose was higher and my lips thinner. One day, I was editing my picture using Photoshop. So I played around with it and made my eyes bigger, my nose higher and my lips thinner. When I was almost done, I noticed that the girl in the picture looked nothing like me. I couldn't recognize myself and started to feel uncomfortable. I imagined what it would be like to wake up one day, look into the mirror and see a reflection which is not mine. I did not like that feeling at all. I felt that I would lose myself. Since that moment, I started to accept myself for who I am and what I looked like. I learned to treasure and love myself more.

When that happened, when my mindset changed, my personality did too. I started to love myself and gained confidence from that love. I kept telling myself that I am not as bad as I thought I am and that I could be on par with the best. I realized that the only person I should really satisfy and make happy is myself. With my newly found confidence, I was no longer shy and quiet in class. I mixed around and got to know my classmates whom I was afraid to talk to before. I learned to be who I am and not hide behind a mask that I created for myself. I learned to say no and to do what I wanted to do. An example of this was when I told my mum I wanted to quit my piano lessons which I have hated for the past 10 years. It's only when you take off your mask and be yourself that you live for yourself and truly enjoy the meaning of living.

After all the changes that I have been through, I don't think I deserve the right to change anymore. I think that I am one of the luckier people who changed for the better. Compared to what I was before, through time, I have changed to be a better person . Even though some of these changes have brought quite a few scars and tears, I do not regret it because now I can truly love myself and just live for no one but myself.


P.S. Another speech for English class... This is going to be hard... :(