Weronika Stróżyk

I consider myself a quite supportive person. Whenever my friend does something well, I always congratulate them and I'm happy for them. This doesn't change the fact that whenever my friend does something better than me, for example when they get a better grade on a test, I get jealous. I do not like being worse at something. I have realised that even though many people say jealousy is bad, I do not fully agree. I think jealousy is a natural thing, it is an emotion you often cannot control. It isn't a bad thing, what matters is how you handle it. It's ok to feel jealous as long as you don't act on it. Whenever I get jealous of my friend doing something better than me, I am happy for them despite feeling this way because I know that if it was the other way around, they would do the same for me. As long as you don't let it affect your actions, jealousy isn't harmful to you or the people around you.

I have recently realised some people have a tendency to not to believe people when they say something is wrong. When someone says they are sad, they answer "You shouldn't be sad, a lot of people have it worse than you!" When someone says they don't have enough money, they respond with "There are people living on the street, you shouldn't complain!" In my opinion, even when there are people who have it worse than you, your feelings are still valid. If you really think about it, there is only one person in the world who is the saddest or the poorest. If we kept thinking by the logic of "someone has it worst than you", only one person in the world could be considered sad or poor. This is why it doesn't matter how small your problem is, if it's a big deal to you, you are allowed to feel sad without others making you feel bad for it.

As someone who is interested and partly involved in different equality movements, I often think about representation on TV. Whenever I watch a movie or a TV show, I try to take notice if it consists mostly of straight, white characters or if you can actually see some diversity. Although sometimes having represantion can be more harmful than not. Some movies can use the minority characters to prove harmful stereotypes and put them in a bad light. I think it is really important that people of different races or sexualities get to see themselves on TV and actually relate to a character.

I really like listening to music and sometimes I think about just how important it is to most people. When you're in a bus, you can see that most people who are there alone are wearing headphones and listening to music to pass the time. When they exercise, they listen to fast songs to motivate themselves. Sometimes, slow, instrumental music helps people concentrate or calm down. We often have songs stuck in our head, meaning we think about music even when it's not there. Even if we don't always realise it, music plays a big part in our lives.