Survival is main priority
After SPM, I planned to take an English based course because that's the only thing I'm good at. Besides English, I'm passionate about art. I've been drawing since primary school and it's a great hobby. My mom however preferred me to major in English rather than art because chances are that I could find a stable job. Basically, my country does not acknowledge nor appreciate art compared to other countries, so chances of me to survive as an artist was very low. Either that or I had to work overseas. My father however, was not on board with the idea for me to major in an English course. He said and I quote "Your level of English is not as the same as mine" therefore crushing my dreams of becoming a writer just because I was not as experienced as him nor did I inherited his brilliance. So what was 17 year old Jannah's plan? She wanted to draw for a living but her mother shut her down. Then she wanted to write for a living but her father shut her down. ...