What childhood event still has an outsized influence on how you approach life? by Dark Joseph Ravine

The childhood event that still has an outsized influence on how I approach life was being belittled and made to feel like less of a person. This event has encouraged me to work hard and prove those people wrong. Until this day, I still get put down, but I rise above it as much as I can and never let it get me down. That is why I always say, people’s opinions do not matter because it is only what they think. Of course, you can use other people’s opinions as constructive feedback, but negative thoughts or behaviors of others should never take away who you are as a person.