A time when I challenged a belief -- Cathy

"I am the best person in the world" was the belief that I had been holding for years in my childhood. Having lived with that mindset, I became a person who rarely listened to others' opinions or cared about anyone. I was selfish, arrogant, and unfriendly. However, the more I grew up, the more I realised that my faith was a delusional assumption which made me feel more secure about myself and hindered me from self-improvement. 

Accepting the truth that "I am not that good" was a tough journey which took me more than two years to deal with. The change started in 2020 when Covid-19 broke out and the entire world was in quarantine. At the same time, the entrance exam for high school was getting near. Therefore, most of the time back then, I was struggling with my study and my mental health. Despite how much I studied or how hard I tried, it was never enough. I thought I was a good student who could understand everything easily, however, it turned out I was nothing compared to the upper level in learning. This realisation was the result of continuously getting unsatisfactory scores which made me deeply disappointed in myself. But thanks to that downfall and the quarantine time, I got more 'me time' to step back and look into the problem. I began to observe everything fairer, and to bravely point out my flaws.

Until now, I do not know the exact reason why I changed, but thanks to that experience, I had a chance to reflect on myself. I understand more about myself, about my strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, my attitude changed to a better and more open approach, which I think is necessary to a better version of me. 

p/s: I couldn't find any relevant image, but I thought this one should be suitable (a bit personal). That was when we came back to school for final revision before the entrance exam, and the blue mask girl was the one who had always been there for me during the quarantine time through phone calls, which I really appreciated.