Just a silly story born somewhere in the depths of my crazy mind Caleb became a new president-elect. That was a great event for him and his family, so his house was teaming with lots of visitors who were willing to congratulate him on his victory in the final tour of the elections. Caleb knew that he had done his best to discredit his rival, John. John always was an outspoken critic of the country's government. He spoke what he really thought and referred to the country's government as the single threat to stability. "John should be gracious that I've won. His victory would be a catastrophe not only for the country but also for him and his family. Everybody knows that he is extremely aggressive. Just remember how invective he fired at the local Media when they refused his request to have him as a famous guest at the everyday radio show. Who would like to have such a nervous president?" - Caleb thought taking a shower. The new president-elect started to remember their last debate. Caleb was so eager to win that he unveiled his action plan to the crowd's delight. He was a professional spin doctor; he had a motto: if you want to distract people's attention from some problems, such as poverty, social inequality etc, just convince them that having you as a leader will entirely change everything. Caleb just started to recall his past as having been quite difficult. However, as any politician, he transformed some facts in the way so that everybody understood how honourable and kind he always was. Caleb mentioned that it was him who had played a key role in the battle against insurgents who had been on the verge to oust the official government during the civil war. He also added that his country would fortunate to have him as a president. Then he turned to his rival and asked him what he was planning to do in order to make his homeland better. John didn't respond anything. The thing is that the might-have-been president wasn't a good orator. There was no doubt that he was quite intelligent to know how to take the reins of the government, but he was afraid to declare something in public because John didn't want to "put his foot in his mouth", people constantly quoted him as saying. "That so-called leader doesn't even know how to talk to his voters, let alone speaking on the country's problems." - Caleb thought furiously while John was presenting his action plan to the crowd.

What reality are you creating for yourself? Today I watched a very interesting video and I'd like to tell you about it. The speaker starts his speech by telling a story about Mary - a little girl who is fascinated by her goldfish. Her father says that goldfish move their tails to propel through the water. Without any hesitation, Mary responds: "And they move their heads to swim backwards." For the little girl, there is no doubt that this is true. By this story, the speaker tries to say that it is us who create the reality. We all have our unique perceptions of the world. After a moment's silence, the speaker suggests that the public guess which of the following facts are true: 1. The speaker graduated from Harvard University. 2. The speaker runs a construction company. 3. The speaker started on a TV sitcom. 4. The speaker lost his sight to a rare genetic disease. 5. The speaker served as a law clerk to two US Supreme court justices. Actually, all these facts turn out to be true and the speaker takes a blind walking stick from behind his back in order to prove the fact number 4. The speaker says that he must confess that the day he was told that he would lose his sight forever was the worst day in his life. As he was losing his sight, the world around him became more vague, all objects appeared and disappeared. The speaker had to piece the reality by using lots of fragments of what he could see. However, this did not deter him from going on living. The speaker realised that his disability to see could not elude him from perceiving the world with his ears and feelings. The speaker happened to understand that we all see the reality in our own ways. He cuts to the chase of his speech by saying that we shape the world using our feelings that can either make us happy or distort the information we get. The only way to resolve this issue is to pay attention to every detail, action and event. We should let our excuses and justifies go in order to create a better reality. We should not be the kind of people who have sight but no vision.

13.12.2016 Today I watched a very interesting video and I'd like to tell you about it. The speaker, Victor, says that he studies so-called "dropouts" - young people who have been pushed out of school. He says that most people believe these teenagers to be criminals or troublemakers. However, the speaker feels strongly that this is wrong. Victor is sure that they just need someone to help them change. In order to prove his statement, the speaker tells the public a story. When he was about 16, his brother was dramatically killed. They were like two peas in a pod so Victor was genuinely moved by the loss and lost his faith in the world where his brother passed out because of the ambulance being late. Nevertheless, there was a person who managed to change the way Victor began to refer to his life - his teacher Mrs Rose. She was the kind of teacher who always was in her pupils' business. She was like: "I'm here whenever you're ready." Victor looked extremely sad and Mrs Rose asked him what the matter was. The boy reluctantly told her about everything. Mrs Rose wasn't indifferent to Victor's life and told him that he was strong enough to cope with any problem. The boy considered these words a magic motto that he always remembered in difficult situations. To Victor's opinion, every teacher should teach to the heart and the mind will follow. Mrs Rose made him believe in himself and literally saved his life.

11.12.2016 Today I watched a very interesting video and I'd like to tell you about it. At first, the speaker asks us to please Jane (a young woman in the photo behind him). She is currently pregnant and put on bed rest because of her preterm contractions. However, the woman does not seem to be happy about giving birth to the baby she and her husband have been waiting for a very long time. The thing is that Jane does not like hospitals because they restrict her daily activities. Moreover, she does not entrust the medical establishment. Nevertheless, Jane understands that the fact that she may have a still-born baby is devastating. The speaker says with a large smile that his colleagues and he have found a way to help the likes of Jane. He displays a small computer chip to the public and declares that this tiny gadget can get information about human's body such as temperature, heart tension and so on. This system is not as repellent as the idea of staying at the hospital for weeks, is this? However, the speaker says that they have a problem - the way they manufacture this computer chip is ineffective until people want to use it. Now it's obvious why Jane still looks a little worried. The crux of the matter is that she does not want her personal information to be sent to the could on the Internet where it can be stolen. The speaker clarifies the situation by saying that her personal data can be sent to her smartphone, as well. In conclusion, the scientist emphasises that the prospect of having a gadget that brings hospital care to the home is extremely appealing to insurance companies because it is better to pay only a dollar for a small chip rather than 10 dollars if something bad happens to a baby.

10.12.2016 Today I studied Spanish...

9.12.2016 Today I watched a very informative video about a woman who found a beauty in imperfection after a dramatic loss. The speaker is a painter who specialises in painting people. She says that some years ago there was an event that changed her perception of beauty forever. The speaker hopes that her experience may help us. She says that there were eight children in her family. In order to give us a sense what it is like, she makes a joke by saying that when they were on vacation, they used a bus in order to travel. However, she emphasises that they had a regular car, too. Her mother used it in order to take her daughter to every available art class. The speaker says that the main thing she learned living in a big family is not to do anything stupid with your siblings around. Nevertheless, painting was her own world where she was isolated and controlled only by beauty. By the age of 14, the speaker realised that she wanted to be an artist. She found her way which could bring her success and recognition. However, then her life dramatically changed. In 2011, the speaker's mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. The speaker tried to help her but, unfortunately, her mother passed away having left a deep wound in the speaker's heart. After a long time of recovering, she went back to her studio and found out that her way of painting had completely changed - her pictures became more vague and imperfect. The most interesting thing is that the speaker got passionate about imperfection . She left the world of perfection with its strict rules and went to the world of imperfection filled up with freedom. Finally, the speaker says that there will be lots of losses in our lives. We just should let this be and connect our thoughts and feelings to what or who is real, awake and alive.

8.12.2016 It's so cold today......................

7.12.2016 I don't want to write anything today.