I used to compare myself with others very often. It seemed to me that someone was more beautiful, smarter, braver or more talented than me. At school, girls could spend hours discussing their looks, clothes, and popularity, and then I'd come home and stare in the mirror for a long time, trying to figure out why I wasn't like them. But one day my mother told me a phrase that I will always remember: "You don't have to be like someone else to be worthy of love." At the time, I didn't fully understand the meaning of these words, but over time I began to notice how much a person changes when he stops scolding himself

Since I was a, I couldn't stand to watch when someone hurt animals or broke tree branches just for fun. It always seemed to me that all living things feel pain, fear, and love, even if they can't speak human language. When I was little, I used to pick up bugs from the road after the rain and put them in the grass so that no one would step on them. laughed and said I had too kind a heart.Every year I realized more and more how important it is to treat the world with care. People often think that nature exists only for their convenience, but we ourselves are part of nature. If a person harms everything around him, he gradually destroys himself. I really like to walk in the forest, listen to the sound of leaves and look at animals. At such moments, I feel that the world is alive and huge, and we are not the owners in it, but the guests.

I've noticed that people very rarely live in the present. Some people think about the past all the time and regret their mistakes, while others worry about the future. I used to be like that too. I could walk in a beautiful park and at the same time think about my test paper or what others would say about me. Because of this, the days passed quickly and seemed to pass me by.But one day I went riding a horse in the early morning. It was cool, the grass glistened with dew, and there was an amazing silence around. My horse was walking slowly along the path, and I suddenly felt how beautiful everything around me was. I could hear the horse breathing, birds singing, smell the forest and the wind on my face. At that moment, I wasn't worried about anything. I was just here and now. It was then that I realized that happiness often hides in the most ordinary moments.

The greatest happiness in my life is horses. I remember my first riding lesson as well as if it was yesterday. I was very worried and afraid to approach the big dark horse named Greta. She seemed incredibly strong and smart to me. But when I gently stroked her neck, she calmly looked at me with her big eyes, and my fear disappeared.Since then, equestrian sports have become a part of my life. Many people think that horse riding is just a beautiful hobby, but in fact it teaches a lot. For a horse to trust you, you need to be calm, patient, and honest. A horse senses a person's mood. If you're nervous or angry, she knows it right away.I like to arrive at the stable early in the morning. There is a special atmosphere there: the smell of hay, the quiet snorting of horses and the sound of hooves. I like to brush my horse before training, braid his mane and talk to him as if he were a friend. Sometimes it seems to me that horses understand people better than people understand each other.