So, going back to this topic on my self-element character____… you see, in those days, parents were wierd. Whenever we went to a friend’s place or a relative’s place, we children had to line up with the kids of the other families, and the parents would shoot off mathematical questions that we kids would ‘compete’ to answer. Of course, I was never as quick as that smart-ass cousin of mine, so my mum would always say: “aiyah, you are really stupid!”. This friendly competition took place in every home we visited, and even when the relatives came visiting! So I grew up hating being with the other kids, and I always ended up pretending to be really interested in the tv show in every living room I visited. Relatives often ask “Hey SL, aren’t you going to play on the swing with the other kids?”, and I’ll always shake my head. They will then lament that I am different, but thankfully, they left me alone.

Even at home, my parents enjoyed asking us 3 sisters ‘test questions’, and we always had a friendly competition amongst ourselves. I don’t know, but I guess this is my parent’s idea of pushing us to study harder (so that we can win the ‘game’ (stupid game) next time). Unfortunately, whilst my grades did go up, it must have moulded my character to hate being with people, and I especially hate groups! ✖👬👬👫👭👭✖ So you see, even if I were born under another element (not strong metal), and my self-element says I’m supposed to be really friendly and bubbly 🌞, the experiences that we were put through as children do have a lingering effect on our personality growing up. In my opinion, this is how you should interpret your ‘true’ self-element. Keep that in mind ok.