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Increase your gratitude again

 Apa yang benar-benar membuat prestasi seseorang menjadi cemerlang? Dulu, aku selalu mikir gini ketika lihat orang yang udah ada di titik tertentu, misalnya menang lomba debat, indeks prestasi yang bagus, punya karir yang oke, lulus tepat waktu, kuliah yang di univ bonafid, dan hal ini bikin aku jadi punya self-doubt (ragu terhadap kemampuan diri sendiri). melihat diriku yang sepertinya tertinggal temen sejawat serta tidak punya bakat apa apa, membuat rasa tidak amanku bertambah. Tapi disisi lain, aku mencoba untuk berbenah di dalam diriku sendiri, melihat hal kecil apa yang bisa aku syukuri sampai hari ini. Dan yup, ternyata hal yang bisa aku syukuri sangatlah banyak meskipun mungkin diantara kita mungkin lupa untuk berpikir kesana. Hari ini kita masih bisa bernapas tanpa tabung oksigen, bisa berjalan, olahraga, masih bisa melakukan hobi, ada support dari orang terdekat, yah walau ada beberapa whislist yang belum tercapai. Namun kita bisa loh menggantinya dengan tujuan yang lebih sederhana, dan hal ini juga cara agar kita tidak terbebani dengan angan-angan yang mungkin terasa sangat jauh di angkasa sana. Motivasi untuk maju itu harus, tapi pastikan hal itu realistis okay? Sebab target kamu ga perlu sama dengan yang lain dan takdir terbaik adalah yang kamu jalani hari ini.

What really makes a person's achievements brilliant? In the past, I always thought this when I saw people who were already at a certain point, for example, winning debate competitions, having a good grade point average, having an okay career, graduating on time, studying at a bona fide university, and this made me have self-doubt. seeing myself who seemed to be lagging behind my peers and had no talent whatsoever, made my insecurity increase. But on the other hand, I tried to clean up within myself, seeing what small things I could be grateful for until today. And yup, it turns out that there are so many things I can be grateful for even though some of us might forget to think about it. Today we can still breathe without oxygen tubes, can walk, exercise, can still do hobbies, there is support from the closest people, even though there are some whislists that have not been achieved. However, we can replace them with simpler goals, and this is also a way for us not to be burdened with wishful thinking that might feel very far in the sky. Motivation to move forward is a must, but make sure it's realistic okay? Because your target doesn't need to be the same as others and the best destiny is the one you live today.

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