#8 The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

   I picked this title to write because this happens quite often to me. If you read this proverb carefully, you will understand how a person tends to see other people's life as happier and more desirable than hers. Let me explain what the grass refers to. It happens when you see your neighbours' garden  is much healthier and greener than yours even when they are not really so. 

   A lot of times I do compare my artistic talent to others and that usually makes me feels nothing good. I love everything about arts. I've been painting, sketching and stuff like that since i was 6. I've tried to make a comic, but I haven't made one yet. I still remember back then when I was in school, I would participate in every drawing contest held by the school. I often got the second place which I was not really proud of. When I was in form five, my portrait drawing of a historical figure, Al-Khawarizmi had been chosen as the winner of a contest. I felt lucky for I am about to represent my school for a drawing contest in MRSM Jasin. I was incredibly happy at that time knowing I have beat others who send their drawings too. However, a teacher told me that the winner actually should be somebody else. I was chosen only because they didn't have enough space in the hostel for male student so they had to pick me. Hearing that was a big disappointment to me. Am I not good enough?

   When I was in Kolej Mara Kulim during my matriculation years, I participated in a contest where I had to draw a historical figure again. I knew this girl named Zahratun Najwa whom I called her 'Lone' because she was a loner. I think she can draw much better than me. Her paintings was awesome. I did envied her so much at that time. She drew some comics too! I picked Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to draw because he is my idol, and for his contributions  for this country. Also, he has no beard.; it is hard to draw a beard, you know. I did not expect to win the contest because Lone also had taken part, and I thought she was going to be the winner, of course. Luckily, my name was announced as the first place winner. I feel overwhelmingly happy.

   I do not agree that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I did see so many positive things in Lone that I despised my own piece of arts. I did not see any negative thing about her, so I assumed my piece of arts were ugly if compared to hers. That is not right. Everybody has a hidden talent and it differs from each other. It is special.