By The Ocean

Every once in a while I get reminded just how lucky I am to have such amazing people around me. And in those moments I am filled with the kind of love and appreciation that makes me wanna burst into tears of joy. In this world it is so easy to get cynical and stop believing in humanity and kindness but fortunately because of the people I've crossed paths with, I have not lost hope yet. In fact, I only hope I can learn more from them. So this one's for you. This world is a strange place. Our values are bizarre and shallow and often leave me wondering what's the point of even trying to fight it, when so many of us are just sleepwalking. But then something happens. I've met so many people through random coincidences and ended up finding friends or family in them. These are people who remind me of who I am and why it is so important to be exactly that and not try to fit in to a mold made by our societies. These are people who aren't afraid to chase their drea...

I am not like you. And you are not like me. I'm the kind who needs freedom, privacy, positivity and creative methods. New ones, you know the ones that haven't been around since the 50's? Yes, those. I am intelligent, but I am also different. Why is it then that I have to be the one left feeling stupid just because I don't learn the same way you did? I went to school, got very good grades, continued to high school and wrote four Laudaturs. My best skills were in languages, math and arts. But I learnt those skills intuitively, using different kinds of methods. A lot of it was done on my free time reading, writing, creating and finding the tools that worked best for me. I hated to be told what to do, and I still do. In fact, if you tell me what to do, I'm most likely to do the opposite. And yet, even in Finland where the education system is supposed to be one of the best, university or college level schools can be very hard to get into, the subjects re...