Life is a word that seems to be another word in our vocabularies that we know its definition. However, in reality, each person interprets life uniquely. The definition of life is so diverse that it is nearly impossible to narrow it into one sentence.
Since childhood, I was notorious for being an intelligent person who can do various tasks with ease. From memorizing a book by its visuals at the age of seven to being a consistent top student in class for most of the duration of my academic life, Everyone would seem amused that I could do these aforementioned tasks.
However, there are disadvantages to advantages. As time passed by, short moments of amusement became a part of life, and certificates that were once viewed as my pride and joy are now not worthwhile achievements. Being a consistent top student seems like a dream for some students, however from firsthand experience, I fell into a loophole of unrealistic expectations. I even vividly remembered a moment during sixth grade where I answered a question incorrectly, and horrified gasps filled the entire classroom.
Since sixth grade, I had finally felt the emptiness from attempting to achieve other people's expectations. Studying for hours on end didn't help me time-wise in reflecting and answering the deepest questions that I have. Nevertheless, I naively thought that I can postpone these thoughts when I had the time.
Two years have passed, I now have deeply regretted that decision. When I received my rankings for the first quarter of Eighth grade, for the first time in eternity, I didn't become the top student. When I got my report card, however, it was a different story. My grades have improved when compared to my past year. Forming an analogy that went,
"When I view with the point of view-of-view of other people, I would seem like an ordinary student, but if I evaluate my performance as an individual, I still have improved from being a previously intelligent student. "
I had found an answer to one of my questions. Letting other people evaluate your performance will lead to lifelong regret and misery. Continuous feelings of emptiness and burnout during my sixth grade onward indicate that I fell into the loophole of other people's critiques and expectations, about to slave away for the rest of my life. Aside from that, I had realized that life offers various facades for people to view.
Life is a sphere and as people, we have different beliefs and opinions on the same topic. It offers various facades for us to believe, some are positive, and some are negative. Of course, some people may influence your beliefs on some topics. However, we should always remind ourselves if we choose to believe other people will benefit us. If we made a rushed decision about our welfare, we might as well fall into the loophole of regret and misery. These facades don't simply manifest in your very eyes all at once. You have to look 360 degrees and opt for a side to believe. 
 Life
 is a word that  
seems
 to be another word in our vocabularies that we know its definition.  
However
, in reality, each person interprets  
life
  uniquely
. The definition of  
life
 is  
so
 diverse that it is  
nearly
 impossible to narrow it into one sentence.
Since childhood, I was notorious for being an intelligent person who can do various tasks with  
ease
. From memorizing a book by its visuals at the age of seven to being a consistent top  
student
 in  
class
 for most of the duration of my academic  
life
, Everyone would  
seem
 amused that I could do these aforementioned tasks. 
However
, there are disadvantages to advantages. As time passed by, short moments of amusement became a part of  
life
, and certificates that were once viewed as my pride and joy are  
now
 not worthwhile achievements. Being a consistent top  
student
  seems
 like a dream for  
some
  students
,  
however
 from firsthand experience, I fell into a loophole of unrealistic expectations. I even  
vividly
 remembered a moment during sixth  
grade
 where I answered a question  
incorrectly
, and horrified gasps filled the entire classroom.
Since sixth  
grade
, I had  
finally
 felt the emptiness from attempting to achieve  
other
  people
's expectations. Studying for hours on  
end
 didn't  
help
 me time-wise in reflecting and answering the deepest questions that I have.  
Nevertheless
, I  
naively
  thought
 that I can postpone these thoughts when I had the time.
Two years have passed, I  
now
 have  
deeply
 regretted that decision. When I received my rankings for the  
first
 quarter of Eighth  
grade
, for the  
first
 time in eternity, I didn't become the top  
student
. When I  
got
 my report card,  
however
, it was a  
different
 story. My  
grades
 have  
improved
 when compared to my past year. Forming an analogy that went, 
"
When I view with the point of view-of-view of  
other
  people
, I would  
seem
 like an ordinary  
student
,  
but
 if I evaluate my performance as an individual, I  
still
 have  
improved
 from being a previously intelligent  
student
.  
"
I had found an answer to one of my questions. Letting  
other
  people
 evaluate your performance will lead to lifelong regret and misery. Continuous feelings of emptiness and burnout during my sixth  
grade
 onward indicate that I fell into the loophole of  
other
  people
's critiques and expectations, about to slave away for the rest of my  
life
. Aside from that, I had realized that  
life
 offers various facades for  
people
 to view.
Life is a sphere and as  
people
, we have  
different
 beliefs and opinions on the same topic. It offers various facades for us to believe,  
some
 are  
positive
, and  
some
 are  
negative
.  
Of course
,  
some
  people
 may influence your beliefs on  
some
 topics.  
However
, we should always remind ourselves if we choose to believe  
other
  people
 will benefit us. If we made a rushed decision about our welfare, we might  
as well
 fall into the loophole of regret and misery. These facades don't  
simply
 manifest in your  
very
 eyes all at once. You  
have to
 look 360 degrees and opt for a side to believe.