Algh so today I would like to tell you, um, about something that I’ve done just recently to actually lift myself up from depression and regain my self confidence. That is, um, achieving, successfully achieving my first chinese profn chinese language proficiency test in a uh, standardized examination named Ed H s K. Well, if my memoryys me right, I first started learning Chinese for the first, very first time 20 years ago, ah, around seven or even more years ago when I was still a freshman at university. However, at that time it was so challenging and uh, time consuming because, you know, when it comes to chinese characters, it can be very difficult to, to remember. So I decided to, I decided to give it up at that time. However, recently, after uh, several months of suffering from really bad mental health conditions, I decided to gather all of my strengths, all of my inner strength in order to gain enough motivation and sel discipline to uh, do something that can prove to myself that I can do it. I can overcome the um, darkest moments in my life. And I decided to start learning, start brushing up on my Chinese. Older again. I actually h the books very seriously as a higher achiever, as I m um, as I used to be, I putull an old lighter. I put a lot of effort in time like constantly, five, four to 5 hours every single day. And when I achieve it, it seems like it not just a certificate, it’s like my stone to mark my personal growth, to prove to everyone and myself that um, I’m capable. I can do everything and will overcome my own fear and my own weaknesses.
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Alright, so today I'd like to tell you about something I've done recently that really helped me lift myself up from depression and regain my self-confidence. That is, successfully achieving my first Chinese proficiency test, a standardized examination called the HSK. If I remember correctly, I first started learning Chinese about 20 years ago, maybe even seven or more years ago when I was a freshman in university. However, back then it was incredibly challenging and time-consuming because, you know, Chinese characters can be very difficult to remember. So I decided to give up at that time. Recently, though, after several months of struggling with really bad mental health, I decided to gather all my strength, all my inner strength, to gain enough motivation and self-discipline to do something that would prove to myself that I could do it. I could overcome the darkest moments in my life. And I decided to start learning Chinese again, to brush up on it. I actually took the books very seriously, like a high achiever, like I used to be. I put in a lot of effort, constantly studying for four to five hours every single day. And when I achieved it, it felt like more than just a certificate, it was like a milestone marking my personal growth, proving to everyone and myself that I'm capable. I can do anything and I will overcome my own fears and weaknesses.
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