Hello
everybody!
Today
I would like you to think about what skill you have never been able
to master.
Think about what you are always going to suck
at whatever you do and
however hard you try.
For
me it has always been drawing. Everyone knows that I draw like a
five-year-old and I'm not going to use this post to prove
them wrong. On
the contrary, I'm going to admit it proudly, and you are going to learn why. Just give me a minute or
so.
In
the kindergarten, I was the kid who would always colour
outside the lines. I don't
mean that in a good way when smart and creative children are said to
think outside the box
because their drawings have unexpected colour patterns. Oh no! My
drawings were messy
and pitiful
and they were definitely not cute. Trust
me on that.
What
happened in primary school times? Let's just say that my brother's
friends would outsource
drawing to their sisters. (Boys will be boys.) My brother, however,
would never let me near
his art assignments
and you have already learnt why.
In
secondary school, I had to attend the art class where we learnt the
theory of art and on occasions we were
required to produce
a piece of art
ourselves. I did struggle
a lot and didn't enjoy this class one
bit. Imagine worrying
about history, biology, chemistry and on
top of that – art.
Sad
as this story sounds, there was an
expected turn of events.
It was during our abstract drawing assignment. The whole class got
really engaged
and were doing their best
to submit
something impressive.
That got me stressed out even more. But then all of a sudden I was struck by the
thought: ”Screw that.
I'm just going to do my best and if my best sucks then
so be it.”
And
I got a 4 plus and I think that my teacher might have even called my
work interesting!
But
it's not the end of the story. There's a
follow-up
right in the middle of my studies. It was a writing class. Our
teacher played us a conspiracy
theory
video and asked us to write an argumentative essay based
on it.
I knew it was important to pay
attention
and to write down as many details as possible so I focused hard and
started doodling...
I
don't know how it happened (I probably got bored) but at one point I
drew a
stick figure
and added a
speech bubble.
The drawing looked similar to that:
I know it looks kinda lame to
you but back then it seemed really funny. I showed the picture
to my friends, Mick and Justyna and they loved it; especially
Justyna, who later asked me if she could keep it. And she did and she even put it on her student apartment wall ;).
What
I'm trying to say here is that no matter what you suck at and how
badly you suck at it, you should still do it and have fun with it.
Don't let other people judge how you draw, sing or play football and
take away all the fun. As long as you enjoy doing something, you
should carry
on
and if the results are appalling,
there will always be loving people around who will tell you that your
appalling picture is lovely.
GLOSSARY:
to master a skill – opanować
umiejętność
to suck at something – być do bani
to prove somebody wrong –
udowodnić, że ktoś się myli
on the contrary – wręcz przeciwnie
or so – tut. lub trochę więcej
to colour outside the lines –
wychodzić poza line podczas kolorowania obrazka
to think outside the box – myśleć
twórczo, kreatywnie
messy – niechlujny
pitiful – żałosny
Trust me on that. – Uwierzcie mi w
tym przypadku.
to outsource – zlecać
to let somebody near something –
pozwalać komuś zbliżyć się do czegoś
an assignment – tut. praca
be required to – mieć obowiązek
coś zrobić
to struggle – tut. męczyć się
(not) one bit – ani trochę
on top of that – do tego
an unexpected turn of events –
niespodziewana zmiana przebiegu zdarzeń
engaged – zaabsorbowany
to do one's best – dać z siebie
wszystko
to submit – oddać
impressive – robiąca wrażenie
Screw that! – Olać to!
Then so be it. – Niech tak będzie.
a follow-up – kontynuacja
a conspiracy theory – teoria spisku
based on that video – w oparciu o
ten film
to pay attention – skupić się,
słuchać uważnie
to doodle – gryzmolić, rysować
różne figury, kwiatki itp.
a stick figure – (kreskowy) ludzik
;)
a speech bubble – chmurka
kinda lame – raczej słabe
to carry on – kontynuować
appalling – okropne, fatalne
I`m so moved, thank you for the mention and for the hug, I`m sending you one back :).
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blog, I've read all the entries and really enjoyed it. I must also say that it's an extremely useful source of information for a lapsed IFA graduate like me.
Just one small remark. The speech bubble actually said ¨Look at the hole!¨ I am probably the only one who remembers the exact words but it's only because I shamelessly snatched the drawing away from you as soon as it appeared :D.
Best wishes and congrats again,
Justyna
Hahahaha, you little Snatcher you!!!
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling I was butchering my own line :P Now it all makes sense ;)
And your English sounds perfect to me :P It has always been like that :P
I kinda miss the BA times now and the three of us having fun and hating on GE classes :D
Well, enjoy the blog. If I'm out of ideas, I know whom I will run to first.
Hugs and Kisses
Karola