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Editor-in-chief: What can I say? It’s been a hiding from COVID-19 in the Maša Štraus rough time and it’s hard to safety of our homes, but rath- deny the chaos that has en- er the experiences we shared Mentor: veloped us for the past year. at this school. After all, our Zorana Fabrici Robnik, prof. Along with losing our every- transition from adolescence day routine, our generation, to adulthood is precious and Proofreading: in particular, was robbed of so is this edition. Zorana Fabrici Robnik, prof. precious milestones. There- Irena Smole, prof. fore, we’d love to complain Lucija Kuntner, prof. about all our hardships, how- Sendi Tramšek Ferk, prof. ever, that’s not the aim of this year’s release of Heartbeat. Technical editing: Instead of sulking about Maša Štraus all the things that have gone Julija Fajt amiss, we aspire to stay posi- Illustration, Cover and Back page: tive. Accordingly, we intend- ed to create an edition that Julija Fajt follows in the footsteps of the Team: previous issues by demon- Tinkara Praznik strating the type of peculiar thoughts solely “youngsters” Lana Tušek can envision. Moreover, we Tajda Pec prudently express them in a Pia Rumpf second language. Žana Hočevar In doing so, I hope we man- Naja Ladinek age to forge a time capsule of Aiša Naja Gerlušnik our high school years and the Miraš Zekovič mindsets we bore at the time Tia Nerat Tomc of writing - one that won’t re- Maša Štraus mind us of the days we spent Jure Kovačič Jaša Igrec 2 3 ISSN: C506-4473 Index What if...... 66 Fashion is our passion...... 68 Book, Movie and Show Interpretations•70 Community...... 71 Editorial...... 2 The Picture of Dorian Gray...... 74 Editorial board...... 3 Poetry•76 Social issues•6 Down the Milky Way...... 77 780 milions for welfare not for weapons!...... 7 Nothing...... 78 Puberty blockers...... 10 Happiness...... 78 The significance of representation in media...... 14 Replaced...... 79 Future innovations...... 17 To find what is yet...... 80 The US election protocol...... 20 not found...... 80 Searching for happiness in an era of advertising...... 24 Something...... 81 Women in the shadows...... 26 What Does Canada Differently Than Slovenia...... 31 Nostradamus legacy...... 35 The influence of social media on our lives...... 38 Introspection•42 Motivation 101...... 43 How to read more...... 45 Feeling Good Enough...... 47 Mob Mentality...... 50 Young Sisyphuses...... 53 Happiness...... 55 Does nature improve our general health? ...... 58 Positive thinking and its benefits...... 60 A need to find one’s path...... 63 4 5 780 Milions for Welfare not for Weapons!

In November, the National Assembly passed a law that assures financial means for investments in the Slovenian army. But not everyone was sure that such a big invest- ment in the army during a pandemic, when we need to fund the health care more than ever, was a great idea. The Opposi-tion Parties “the Left”, “The List of Marjan Šarec”, “The Party of Alen- ka Bratušek” and “the Social Democrats” immediately started collecting signatures to oppose the law, supporting a call for a referendum. the soldiers. Renovating the The investment of 780 mil- barracks and getting the lat- lion would ensure the system- est equipment for the soldiers ic funding of the army in the is im-portant, but we must re- next five years, from 2021 un- alize now is not the right time til 2026. During that time, the to give such a large amount of army would receive 100 to 145 money to one organization. million Euros each year, which Besides that, most of the fund- would go towards buying new ing (about 408 million) would vehicles (tanks, helicopters, go into buying armored vehi- fighter jet, four-wheelers…), cles, which wouldn’t even be renewing the infrastructure used in Slovenia. Their usage (barracks), buying new weap- would be limited to op-era- ons and new equipment for tions abroad. 7 Of course a lot of people, ence for three years. If we take including political parties, into account that we are in the didn’t agree with that law middle of a global pandemic, so they decided to propose a whose consequences will last referendum. The most active for years, we can conclude party which is still fighting that financial means should against passing this law is The be directed into health care, Left and instead of 2,500 they supporting the economy and collected 28,000 signatures the development of the coun- against the bill in a few days. try. Yes, the military is still Despite all the signatures col- very important and should lected, the National Assembly get new equipment as soon as decided that a referendum possible, but at the moment, is inadmissible, which was this is simply not the right supported with Article 90 of time and the investment is Slovenian Constitution. The too big. Opposition then announced Slovenia is definitely not they would turn to the Con- endangered and none of the stitutional Court. In the latest countries around us have in- news, we can read that it put terests in our land in which the execution of a law on hold force would be involved. Right until they reach a verdict. now our priorities should be Agreeing that we could do maintaining peace within the better things with that kind country and being more tol- of investment arose another erant, caring and kind to each question “what could we do other. with this money instead?” which surfaced in papers and Zala Tepeh other media. The conclusion was that eight new Depart- ments of Infectious Diseases could be built, 10,000 apart- ments for the youth, 12,000 beds in senior citizen homes could be secured, and we could invest in Slovenian sci- 8 9 Puberty Blockers

At a certain age, every child is going through do not line goes through puberty, the pe- up with their gender identity. riod during which a person That can cause severe gender becomes sexually mature. dysphoria. In the process, a body goes Gender dysphoria is a term through certain changes re- that describes a sense of un- lated to their biological sex. ease that a person may have For most children that feels because of a mismatch be- natural, but for transgender, tween their biological sex and NHS Choices, people strug- gender dysphoria, thoughts intersex and gender non-con- their gender identity. By itself firming kids that process can gling with gender dysphoria and actions related to self- that is not a mental illness but might show signs of discom- harm, depression and anxiety cause extreme distress, since it can be the cause of devel- the changes that their body fort, including low self-es- (Pubertal blockers for trans- oping one. According to the teem, depression and/or anx- gender and gender diverse iety, becoming withdrawn or youth, 2019) socially isolated, neglecting “In those identified as male themselves, feeling pressure at birth, blockers will de- to behave a certain way etc. To crease the growth of facial help ease those signs, there and body hair, prevent voice is a medicine called puberty deepening, limit growth of blockers. genitalia, decrease broad- Puberty blockers prevent ening of the shoulders and puberty from happening. growth of Adam’s apple. In They work by blocking the those identified as female at hormones - testosterone and birth, they limit breast devel- estrogen - that lead to puber- opment, menstruation and ty-related secondary sexual broadening of the hips” (Pu- characteristics. Research- berty Blockers for Youth, n.d.). es show that using puberty Most children start the treat- blockers will improve mental ment between the age of 10 well-being and reduce their and 12. As claimed by Cohen 10 11 them. The problem is leaning could interfere with treat- more towards discrimination ment and provide informed against transgender people consent” (Pubertal blockers and transphobia in general. for transgender and gender Some people also show con- diverse youth, 2019). cern about the process of re- Letting a child have more ceiving the medicine in the time to explore their gender first place, since they seem identity, if they consent to to think that as soon as their it, can overall improve their child starts questioning their mental well-being, but delay- gender identity, the treat- ing puberty can also be ex- (2020), in the UK, they tried ing them for hormone thera- ment will be assigned to them tremely stressful, especially to move the appropriate age py, where sex hormones and immediately. Fortunately, amongst their peers. Children to begin taking blockers up to other hormonal medications there are certain criteria that should not be forced to identi- 16, when more than half of the are administered to trans- must be achieved. For usage fy and act as a sex they were puberty is already over. That gender or gender non-con- of puberty blockers, a person assigned at birth and their could be extremely damaging forming individuals, while must “show long-lasting and questioning of sexual iden- to the community, since the puberty blockers just block intense pattern of gender tity should be properly sup- puberty blockers cannot re- those hormones and prevent non-conformity or gender ported, which also means that verse the already developed puberty from happening and dysphoria, gender dysphoria they should not be pressured characteristics. have a fully reversible effect. being emerged or worsened into transitioning. It is cru- As claimed by the National One of the ongoing dis- with the onset of puberty, ad- cial to understand that taking Health Service (NHS), puber- cussions about not trusting dress any psychological, med- puberty blockers is equally a ty blockers are considered to blockers is the medication ical or social problems that medical and emotional deci- be safe, but like every med- being presented as “new”. sion. icine they also have some Puberty blockers have been downsides such as possibility around for about 30 years, Naja Ledinek of limiting growth and lower- they were just never used for ing bone density. Bone densi- helping trans and non-binary ty can be regulated with prop- children but for children who er nutrition and supplements started puberty too soon or under doctor’s supervision. too intense. As it seems, the People who do not support problem is not in the puber- the use of it, are mostly wor- ty blockers alone, since there ried about the medication not has never been a problem with being reversible and confus- cisgender children taking 12 The Significance of Rep- resentation in Media

Recently I was re-watching these imperfections, he’s the Fantastic Beasts and Where hero of the story. Commu- to Find Them when I had an nicative ineptitude doesn’t epiphany. See the protagonist burden him, if anything it’s of the series Newt Scamander presented as charming. This is socially awkward, to say the comes as a pleasant surprise least. Throughout the mov- to me and my social angst, ie he’s distinctly shy, finds it which is usually portrayed as hard to express what’s on his a hindrance in media. More- mind and has trouble hold- over, it sends the message ing eye contact. Despite all of that I can be the hero of my Most storylines and charac- these means movies, books, story, not despite, but rather ters roughly follow the same comics and ads quietly hint alongside my imperfections. outlines whilst only chang- at what our role in society is Such messages are powerful ing the setting. To authors/ depending on our attributes. and each one of us deserves producers deviating from All while faintly denying the to receive them. Sadly, not ev- the standard formula poses “anything is possible” slogan eryone does, which doesn’t go a risk as it is unfamiliar to they hide behind. unnoticed. neither readers/viewers nor Understandably, people The role models we adopt as their wallets. Wistfully, this have been exponentially pro- kids and even as adults have typical outdated recipe for testing this mindless repeti- a considerable impact on our success caters to a white male tion of obsolete standards. As future ambitions. Watching audience. Limiting people of they often even ruin the work a relatable strong hero on- colour, women or just about that they’re forced into, it’s screen makes you feel like you anybody that isn’t a flaw- easy to get on board. Ghost could do anything. However, less male to a side character in a Shell, for example, is a consistent representation of at most. Consequently, the unique Japanese story that a limited crowd (Harry Potter, movies that strive to make was whitewashed and adapt- Indiana Jones, James Bond ...) us feel as though we could do ed into a movie that arguably leaves everyone else feeling anything, only reach a hand- nobody liked. Who would have the opposite. ful of people while the rest thought taking everything of us feel inadequate. With that set a story apart away 14 15 would lead to a box office fail- (the wizarding world), only ac- ure? knowledging his divergence Future Innovations It is encouraging to see without dwelling on it. This the strides recent films have allows for an exciting change been making to destroy these without shocking the viewer norms. Nevertheless, many too much. Innovation as scientific Most current ideas would are far from perfect, as they So, I’d argue it’s essential to progress and theoretical re- be categorized into medical, often focus on the contrast be- keep creating unconventional search began as early as in the electrical, robotic, computer tween the depicted untypical heroes that young people can 1950s to as late as the 1980s. and many more categories. hero and the perfect one that relate and look up to. Chil- Since the 80s and 90s, we had Therefore, here are some of we’re used to. All while for- dren are entitled to dream breakthroughs after break- those grand ideas that will getting about the actual plot big, regardless of how crucial throughs and the end doesn’t probably be either theorized, or quality of the movie/book. (gender and race) or trivial seem to be on the horizon innovated or made by 2050. This is why I love how endear- (stutter and beauty) the dis- yet, if ever. Some think that The innovations mentioned ingly the aforementioned crepancy between them and the 21st century will be the and explained below are Newt is portrayed. J. K. Rowl- the norm in whichever field is. “Grandest Era of Innovation”. based on an article, published ing merely places an unfamil- No medium should take that Future innovations look to by Science Focus on August iar character-type (Newt) into away from them. enhance life, to make certain 14th 2020 called “Future tech- a familiar story and setting procedures even possible or nology: 22 ideas about how to Maša Štraus easier, as the main motivation change our world”. of current, past and future scientists and innovators is Medical innovations to make the impossible, well, Heart monitoring T-shirt possible. It’s basically what it says to be – an electrocardio- gram (ECG / EKG) would be implanted into the fabric of the shirt, measuring every- thing heart related and the statistics would be uploaded through Bluetooth to proba- bly their respective applica- tion on your mobile phone. These would make recogniz- ing and preventing heart at-

17 tacks, cardiac arrests and dis- net. Some companies are try- ed to research driverless eases much less of a problem ing to increase this percent- trucks, which would solve than they already are. age. One company is releasing many logistical and life-qual- Cancer-detecting ‘smart helium balloons, which beam ity problems, such as speed the internet to usually inac- and the safety of cargo, as needles’ cessible areas of the world, the computer never needs a This is also what it says to while others are using the break, and it would be cheap- be – an injected needle with help of drones and last but er and less labour-enforcing. incredible cancer detection not least with shoebox-sized They would also drive more skills and diagnosis times microsatellites, which are safely and use much less fuel, would tell if an individual suf- sent into the low orbit of the saving the logistic companies fers from cancer and at what Earth. The last one has been much of their precious mon- stage it is. This would stop proven to be the most reliable, ey. the cancer threat and the mis- efficient and popular. takes doctors and surgeons Robotic innovations half and reparability under Car batteries that charge radiation. But that’s beside make either at operations or Living robots at analysing what the person in 10 minutes the point – the point is, the is suffering from. Scientists have developed These tiny robots, made computer was able to run sce- from stem cells of frog em- narios after scenarios, anal- Crowd-sourced antibiot- car batteries that increase their internal temperature bryos have been created and yse information and come up ics to approximately 60 degrees could be injected into our bod- with a logical theory in only Some researchers found Celsius in about 30 seconds, ies. They would fight against 42 hours. This is a second bacteria with antibiotic resis- and charge themselves to viruses and bacteria as well as breakthrough and maybe, the tance, called superbugs. They 100% in roughly 10 minutes provide cells with their needs. start of conscious computers. These robots could also be are looking to reverse engi- and after that cool down in the With these kinds of ex- used to gather microplastic neer them and make some ba- same amount of time it took periments, innovations and pieces in the ocean, cleaning sic and simple antibiotics out to heat up. This removes the breakthroughs, the world’s the world in the process. This of them, which could be a very problem of prolonged heating future looks ever so bright is one of the biggest break- efficient treatment against -al up and cooling down, which and I am sure it will be bright- throughs as of right now. most all bacteria. can cause lithium spikes and er as the decades go by. degrade the battery. This The AI Scientist Electrical innovations would make time efficiency Jaša Igrec Scientists have created a with electrical cars much eas- Internet for everyone semi-conscious computer, ier to handle. As of right now, only about which solved the mystery 59% of humanity has reliable Self-driving trucks about flatworms’ immense and stable access to the inter- Some companies have start- ability to regenerate if cut in 18 19 become the president has The US Election Protocol to fulfil three re-quirements –they have to be a natural born citizen of the US, have to be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the country for at least 14 years. In the spring the year before the election, people announce their intention to run for the presidency and therefore be- come presidential party nom- the Democrat Party and 1.276 inees. They can run for one of for the Republican Party. The the major parties – Republi- process takes place from Jan- cans or Democrats – or as an uary until June, and the can- Inde-pendent party. Of those, didates are nominated from the most popular is the Liber- July until early September. At the time of writing this, money, power, or all of them. tarian Party. the US elections have been The election protocol in the The nominees then cam- After the nomination one of the most trending top- United States of America may paign around the whole coun- In September and October, ics in the World as the Inau- be one of the more interest- try, trying to convince people the candidates take part in guration Day was approach- ing ones amongst them all to support their cause and to presidential debates. There, ing and Joe Biden, at that as it is different from others. vote for them. In the summer the two of them speak about time president-elect succeed- For example, in Slo-venia, a of that year until the spring different topics, trends,- is ed to win over Donald Trump parliamentary republic, the of election year, Primary and sues, big problems, and their as the 46th President of the people elect the Prime Min- Caucus debates take place. way of solving them. These United States of America. ister or the leader of the gov- Caucus is a statewide meet- give those yet undecided vot- ernment and the President of ing of party nominees, where ers a clear picture of what the The protocol itself the country or the Head of the they convince the state resi- candidate’s goals of the man- Becoming a president of State. Moreover, in the United dents to vote for them. In each date are, what they will focus your own country is a dream States, the Head of the State is state, the amount of support on during it, and their opin- goal for many citizens of their the leader of the government. for each nominee grants them ion on the latest issues. The respective countries. Some delegates. In the Democratic candidates’ goal there is, of want to change their country Before the nomination caucus, surpassing 1.991 dele- course, to appease all voters for the better (or, potentially, Before the process even be- gates makes the nominee the and sway them from their op- worse) and others for fame, gins, the one who wants to presi-dential candidate for ponent. 20 21 The election ed by the state and then they become either blue or red – In the first week of Novem- depends on which party got ber, Election Day takes place. the majority. The party gets Citizens vote either by going “points” for each state they to the polling places and cast win – these are electors. Each their votes, which is favoured state has the same number of by Republicans, or voting with electors as the number of rep- a mail-in ballot, pre-ferred by resentatives in the US lower Democrats. The rest of the house – House of Represen- week is pretty heated, and tatives, and in the US upper the candidates hold speeches house – Senate. The candidate ad-dressing the nation, usu- counted and the one with Repre-sentatives decide to go needs 270 out of 538 electors ally with positive words or to the majority becomes the rogue, which happens rarely. to win the presidency. increase the morale of their President-elect of the United campaign. In December, these Electors States of America. The Senate and House cast their votes – bearing in voting The Inauguration Day The Electoral College mind that they can choose the In the same period, States The voting system follows losing party if they wish to, The current president, un- vote for their Senators and the Electoral College system. an event that very rarely oc- less he ran for the 2nd term House Representatives, who Firstly, the votes are count- curs. After all, electors choose and won, is president until represent their state in the their candidate, the votes are January 20th, when Inaugu- US Senate and US House. ration Day takes place. On Each state has exactly two US that day, the President-elect Senators, while the number becomes the next president. of House Representatives are decided, based on the popula- A voting tie tion. Alaska has the least with Of course, the electoral merely one representative votes may come to a tie, mean- and California has the most ing each candidate received with fifty-three of them. Both 269 votes, then the House of the Senators and House Rep- Representatives chooses the resentatives are elected based president between the candi- on the percentage majority dates. The outcome of this sit- uation most of the time lies in Jaša Igrec which party holds the major- ity of the House unless some 22 23 Or maybe you are more in- cluded that Earth must have Women in the Shadows terested in planes. Have you a molten outer core. Cecilia heard about Bessie Coleman, Payne-Gaposchkin was an- the first African-American other woman responsible for a woman to hold a pilot license? great discovery that shocked We all have heard of plenty of their discovery. To continue, if geography scientists. She discovered women who changed history What about Hedy Lamarr? happens to be your favour- that stars are made primarily like Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Have you ever heard of that ite subject, you might be in- out of hydrogen and helium. Amelia Earhart, Michelle woman who played in 30 mov- terested to know that Marie If you prefer mathematics, Obama, Margaret Thatcher, ies and co-invented an early Tharp, an American geologist you should really know some- Princess Diana, Mother Tere- version of frequency-hopping and oceanographic cartog- thing about Creola Katherine sa, Queen Elizabeth II, Oprah spread spectrum communi- rapher, together with Bruce Johnson, whose calculations Winfrey ... cation for torpedo guidance? Heezen, created the first sci- were critical to the success of Throughout history, wom- If you haven`t heard of entific map of the Atlantic NASA`s spaceflights. en had a big impact on all as- them, perhaps you do know Ocean floor. Their work led Of course, we do not think pects of public and personal Grace Hopper, United States to the acceptance of the the- a lot about that, but what if life. They fought in wars, en- Navy rear admiral, who cre- ories of plate tectonics and you get a terminal illness? In couraged equality for every- ated FLOW-MATIC program- continental drift. Another im- that case, you can thank Cic- one, and invented things we ming language. portant discovery was made ely Saunders, who established cannot imagine living with- by Inge Lehmann, who con- the importance of palliative out. Despite that, a lot of them were overlooked and are rare- ly spoken about. For example, if I asked you who found out that DNA has a double helix structure? Your answer would probably be James Watson and Fran- cis Crick. That is what most resources state. But have you ever heard about Rosalind Franklin? She was the chem- ist and expert in X-ray crys- tallography who took pictures of DNA molecules crucial for

24 25 Rosalind Franklin Marie Tharp Inge Lehmann a vacuum ice cream freezer. Another heroine is Sybil If you are interested in World Ludington. During the Amer- War II, you must learn about ican Revolutionary at age 16, the 588th Night Bomber Regi- she rode 64 km on a horse- ment (known later as the 46th back to alert people of the ap- “Taman” Guards Night Bomb- proaching British forces. er Aviation Regiment) of the This list could go on for Soviet Air Forces. They usual- ages. Yet despite all these fe- ly idled the plane engine near male historical figures, wom- Sarah Breedlove Beulah Louise Henry the target and, glided toward en are still often seen as less the bomb-release point, the capable than their male col- care, hospices, and modern thought it was very imprac- noise of the wind, according leagues, which leads to new medicine. tical that people had to stop to Germans, resembling the issues, for example, the gen- On a happier note, let’s talk the car or trolley cars to wipe sound of broomsticks. That der pay gap. Even education is about Mary Anning, who the windows. She patented earned them the nickname not accessible to girls in some found a fossil, that later be- them even before Ford start- Night Witches. Two other im- parts of the world. As Gayle came known as Ichthyosaurs, ed manufacturing cars. And portant women from World Smith, president of the One which led to the discovery of what if you live in a building War II were sisters Freddie campaign, said in 2017: “Over the dinosaurs’ existence. with more than one floor and and Truus Oversteegen, who 130 million girls are still out a fire starts? Well, you can were distributing anti-Nazi of school - that’s over 130 If you are interested in busi- thank Anna Connelly for your pamphlets, disabling bridg- million potential engineers, ness, then you might be in- safe escape, as she invented es and railroad tracks with entrepreneurs, teachers and terested to learn about Sarah it. Another important inven- dynamite, smuggling Jewish politicians whose leadership Breedlove, who invented the tion was made by Josephine children out of the country the world is missing out on.” first line of cosmetics and Cochrane, who designed and helping them escape the Thankfully, that`s not the hair care products for black the first working automat- concentration camps. Occa- prevalent issue in our coun- women and became the first ic dishwasher only because sionally, they lured Nazi sol- try, where we all have access female self-made millionaire she thought washing dishes diers into the woods under to schools. Schools, like Prva in America. was boring. If we are already the pretence of a romantic Gimnazija Maribor, where Now, let’s discuss female talking about inventions, overture, where either they those potential engineers, inventors. If you have ever we shouldn’t overlook “Lady or anti-Nazi soldiers killed entrepreneurs, teachers and driven a car during the rain, Edison” aka. Beulah Louise them. Freddie was the first politicians can educate them- you were probably grateful Henry, who received 49 pat- of the girls to kill a soldier by selves for their future. for windshield wipers. They ents and invented around 110 shooting him while riding her are the invention of Mary products, including the bob- bicycle. Tia Nerat Tomc Elizabeth Anderson. She bin-free sewing machine and 26 27 Searching for Happiness of it were manufactured and in an Era of Advertising paid for by whatever compa- ny profits from our newfound misery. And it certainly is newfound misery, as their Our current reality, com- What’s interesting is the advertising is what strives pared to all of history, illus- correlation between the rise to create new social norms. trates the most privilege of advertising and the down- Norms we can only adhere to humanity has ever seized. fall of general satisfaction. by using their products. Advancements in medicine Advertising is presently in- Perhaps the most damag- and technology make every escapable, regardless of your ing widescale case of this is step of life painless, starva- lifestyle. It’s on your phone, Gillette’s’ shaving campaign tion is at an all-time low, and tv, radio and just about any- for women from around the deaths due to war are declin- where else your attention 1920s. Until the advertising ing. On average, we work less might wander. It repeatedly campaign, it was practical- and get better rewarded for it. promises that this one ad- ly unheard of for women to Moreover, anything we faint- vertised product will final- shave, as they had no reason ly crave is far easier to acquire ly make you feel happy and to do so. After all, they didn’t than in the past. All thanks to whole. Although we all know grow facial hair that got in capitalism which allows for it never holds up on the prom- Believe it or not, proposing the way of things as men did. with a ring, is far from a tradi- a larger number and variety ise, we still buy an abundance But Gillette changed that by of products. Yet happiness, of soon to be trash as it gives tion passed down through the essentially telling women ages. It only became common or rather satisfaction, is de- us temporary satisfaction. that they should be ashamed creasing. It seems to be the We’ve grown accustomed to practice in the last 80 years of their body hair and lying because of the De Beers dia- one thing we cannot obtain. this never-ending cycle, often about shaving being common not even realizing all parts mond corporation. They be- practice outside of America. gan an advertising campaign The campaign worked so well, essentially bullying men into that body hair on women is proposing with a diamond frowned upon as unhygien- ring, as that was what “real ic and disgusting to this day. men” supposedly did. One Thus, Gillette singlehand- of their ads even suggested edly changed female beauty a man needs to drop a two- standards, all to make a quick month salary on an engage- buck. Sadly, destroying our ment ring. This unreasonable self-esteem isn’t where com- and redundant expectation panies draw the line. 28 29 What Does Canada Do to acknowledge the origin of social expectations, which Differently makes them less frightening. But most notably, you need to find satisfaction in your - cur rent life, the way you look and Hi, my name is Patrik and to- the things you own. Trying to day I will describe to you some fit into an unrealistic mould of the major differences that of what a perfect person is I have experienced between and has will never work out. Canada and Slovenia. I lived New social norms will keep in Canada for 4 years. Now let appearing out of thin air so me fill you in. The lifestyle in trying to comply is next to Canada is different than here impossible. in Slovenia. In general, every- The only way you can hope thing, like houses, shopping to avoid this is to love yourself malls, roads, airports and exactly the way you are, along just cities in general, is big- with every pimple, stretch- ger due to the land difference. mark and scar. Who said There’s a lot more fast food those things aren’t beautiful and chain restaurants, as well has stuck around, leaving in the first place? I implore as many clothing stores. Can- many men ripped off, without you to challenge your beliefs ada is also very large and has them even realizing it. and habits. Don’t just blindly a huge selection of cool, beau- tiful and unique landmarks to Sooner or later we’re all ex- follow the rules someone else made up for their own benefit. visit. There is a lot of snow as ploited in this fashion. Adver- well. I went to a private school tising manipulates us into Begin to romanticize what is and not what could be by only and yes, there are differences feeling inadequate either between public and private because of our appearance purchasing and indulging in the things that sincerely schools. Public schools are or our assets. Furthermore, free to any Canadian between we’re bombarded with it ev- make you happy rather than what is “necessary” or popu- the ages of 5 and 18, while ery day, which leaves us rou- private schools are quite ex- tinely troubled. Nevertheless, lar. Then maybe, just maybe, you might indefinitely escape pensive and are not free of it is possible to alleviate the charge. Public schools can be damage it causes. the toxic grasp of advertising and achieve happiness attended by the kids that live First and foremost, you need in the area around the school. Maša Štraus 30 31 feel like the whole class would also counted for 30% of our fi- there was a food program and laugh at my question. In pri- nal grade. The exam week was I did have it for a few months, vate schools, especially small really exhausting, but they but I found it to be repetitive ones, the classrooms are made it easier by giving us so I brought my own lunch to small, therefore the number the study guides three weeks school from home. Except on of classmates too. For exam- before the exams so we had Mondays when the school or- ple, in my class there were enough time to study. dered pizza if you paid. only 10 students. Because the We started school at 8:20 Thirdly, sports were also a school was so small I knew ev- am and finished at 3:30 pm. bit different. Football as we ery teacher and almost every As you can see we were in call it here in Europe is in student in the school. But in school for quite a long period Canada and America known public schools there can be 30 of time each day. But this was as soccer, but it’s not as pop- kids per classroom. In Cana- not necessarily bad. We were ular as hockey, American dian schools you would never able to finish almost all of our football, basketball and base- On the other hand, private get questioned for a grade, in- homework and assignments ball. In Canada there was a schools can be attended by stead you would have to give in school. And we had gym lot of snow during winter and anyone from anywhere. All a presentation, that you had class every day for 40 minutes that’s why most Canadians schools vary in size; some time to prepare for. There which was a lot of fun, since would play hockey, go skiing have 200 students while oth- were also group projects that we usually played sports in or snowboarding. I feel deeply ers have over 2500. In my I did with my friends that we teams against each other and in love with skiing. I loved ski- school there was a total of 250 were graded on. Additional- the gym teacher participated ing through powder snow and students ranging from kin- ly, teachers never announced in the games as well. dergarteners to high school- our grades publicly in the ers. Now let me tell you what classroom. In Slovenia it is Secondly, the food in Canada the differences are. exactly the opposite. You even was heavily inspired by Amer- have to confirm your grade ican food. Steaks, burgers, Firstly, the school system and I’m probably not the only hotdogs, fries, Mexican food in Canada is way different one who gets unpleasant feel- and ribs. What isn’t American than in Slovenia. At least in ings in case of a bad one. A inspired is maple syrup and my school the atmosphere disadvantage in Canada (at poutine (no, not the president in the class felt relaxing and least for me) were exams that of Russia). Poutine is fries cov- easy-going. I wasn’t afraid we wrote at the end of each ered with gravy and cheese to ask the teacher ridiculous semester. For each subject curds. I also started to love questions that didn’t make the exam was two hours long, Mexican food, especially the sense. While here in Slove- covering topics that we learnt fast food chain Chipotle and nia I rather ask my classmate during the whole semester. It their burritos. In my school than the teacher, because I 32 33 going through glade runs, In general Canada was great which were all possible, be- yet very different from -Slo Nostradamus Legacy cause of the amount of snow venia and that’s the thing I Canada gets. It’s the only loved about it. Some things place I can remember where were better and some worse, I skied in minus 30 degrees but overall I enjoyed my stay Nostradamus was born lifetime. He predicted that a Celsius. It was very cold, yet there. in Saint Remy de Provence, monk that he met on his trav- very enjoyable. Each Christ- France, in 1503. He initially els would be the future pope. mas in the last four years was Patrik Dobaj Matjašec obtained recognition, not for He was correct. The monk did a white Christmas which is the prophecies, but for his eventually become Pope Six- something I really miss here work as a physician, treating tus V in 1585. in Slovenia. Unexpectedly, patients of the Black Plague, He also predicted the death I found trampolining which which was ravaging Europe of King Henri II who ultimate- was a great way to release at the time. Later in his life, ly died during a ceremonial all the energy I had inside of Nostradamus began writing jousting match when he was me. You could also train for a his predictions for the future. stabbed through his mask, as sport just for fun, while here Later in 1555, he published his this quote shows,“The young in Slovenia everything is com- most successful work, known lion will overcome the older petitive. as Les Prophesies (The Proph- one, on the field of combat in ecies). He started writing a single battle; He will pierce them using quatrains. This, his eyes through a golden cage of course, was very difficult two wounds made one, then to interpret in today’s world he dies a cruel death”. His op- as it still has experts baffled. ponent was 6 years younger So why did he choose to write than him, hence “The young his predictions in quatrains? lion”. However, even though He did this, so he does not Nostradamus warned Hen- get prosecuted for predicting ry, he wouldn’t note what the the future, which could be the prophet tried to tell him, re- devil’s work. However, there sulting in his death. is more to the understanding issue as he wrote his prophe- His last prediction hap- cies in several Greek, Italian, pened to be his death. On the and Latin languages. evening of July 1, 1566, he re- portedly told his secretary Firstly, Nostradamus fore- that he would not be alive the saw events taking place in his 34 35 next morning. Truthfully Napoleon would go on to con- ecies suggest that “New City” ing the years 2020 and 2021, enough he was found dead the quer Europe and eventually refers to New York City and “come from the East” imply- following day in his bed. get defeated and die. Nos- that the “two high rocks” and ing China and the “plague” Michel de Nostradamus’s tradamus is also thought to “centre of the Earth” refer to meaning virus, the “country most significant predictions have predicted the rise of the the two towers that constitut- with 7 hills” representing Ita- occurred centuries after his second antichrist, Adolf Hit- ed the World Trade Centre. ly and “transform the twilight passing, like the French Revo- ler. The prophet wrote, “From Another interesting ques- of men into dust” referring to lution of 1789. Of course, this the depths of Western Europe, a tion referring to the current death. We know this might be prediction is attributed to one young child will be born to poor situation in the world would true as Italy was in a deep cri- of his quatrains and it states, people, he who by his tongue be: did Nostradamus predict sis for a while in spring, short- “From the enslaved populace, will seduce a great troop; His Coronavirus? Arguably yes, ly after pandemic spread all songs, chants and demands fame will increase towards the he did. In the year 1551 the over the world. while princes and lords are held realms of the East.” Adolf Hit- prophet wrote this, “There The essential predictions captive in prisons. These will be ler was born in Austria, which will be a twin year from which of Nostradamus are arguably in the future by headless idiots explains why Nostradamus will arise a queen who will come the ones that have not yet be received as divine prayers.” stated, “the depths of West- from the East and who will come to pass. Among these The French Revolution was ern Europe.” He persuaded spread a plague in the darkness prophecies is the arrival of a referred to as “the enslaved his supporters, the “great of night, on a country with 7 hills third Antichrist, a third world populace,” which will rise to troop,” to follow him in his and will transform the twilight war, and the same year the overthrow the French monar- conquest campaigns and war of men to dust, to destroy and world will come to an end. chy and prove the French Re- crimes, which were mostly ruin the world”. We see that it’s The story of Nostradamus public. People were executed committed in Eastern Europe relatively easy to understand, has many people questioning by being decapitated via the described by Nostradamus as “twin year” possibly mean- to the present day how any- guillotine. “the realms of the East.” one born in Renaissance-era Nostradamus may also have Another event that the France could have predicted predicted Napoleon Bona- French seer potentially pre- such events that would pur- parte’s rise, referred to by dicted was 9/11. This was a portedly occur centuries after the Napoleon experts as the catastrophic terrorist attack his life and passing. “first antichrist”. In a specific as having been described by It is definitely true that as quatrain, Nostradamus used Nostradamus in his quatrain. long as humanity seeks to the words, “Pau, Nay, Loron.” “Earth shaking fire from the know what the future holds, Experts claim this is an ana- centre of the Earth will cause historically impressive fig- gram for Napoleon Roy, or tremors around the New City. ures like Nostradamus will Napoleon, the King (Roy) of Two high rocks will war for a continue to intrigue us. France. Obviously, after this, long time, and then Arethusa will redden a new river.” Proph- Miraš Zeković 36 37 The Influence of Social Through social media, our Media on Our Lives generation is more aware of the reality of things than past generations have ever been. Because of that, we are Social media has a behaviour by encouraging all hyper-obsessed with hav- huge impact on individuals more screen time, lead to in- ing control over every little and their lives, and with the ternet addiction, and erode event that takes place in our growth of modern day tech- self-esteem through unfa- lives. We are overly concerned nology the impact is constant- vourable social comparison. about what other people think ly increasing. Even though The current generation is of us. Hence, we pretend ev- social media brings many already so much more af- erything is glamorous on our positive effects to the human fected by global events than social media platforms. We race, it also bears many neg- past generations. However, are fixated on the fact that ative ones. Prior research has the following generations, our life has to look perfect beneficial. However, there shown that the use of social which will be populating the on social media, because in- are people who advertise media may detract from face- Earth in about 50-100 years, fluencers and celebrities do different brands and their to-face relationships, reduce will feel the consequences the exact same thing. Even products, which may not be investment in meaningful of our mistakes. Today we though our lives seem perfect as good as they seem. These activities, increase sedentary hear a lot about on social media, our real lives products can be detrimental climate change; start to drift away from the to your health and influenc- due to population made-up perfect life that we ers advertise them purely for growth, we satisfy post. We constantly compare commercial reasons, which the need for more ourselves and, in some cases, is why people should be wary space in destruc- our lives become unhealthy of social media influencers. tive ways, such and can even lead to men- Genuine health professionals, as deforestation. tal health issues like anxiety who want to help you as well Thousands of ar- and depression. With influ- as recommend good prod- ticles have been encers and models appearing ucts, can be overshadowed by written about it in idealistic, teenagers become social media influencers and newspapers and more insecure and have lower not have as much influence magazines. Social self-esteem, which can lead to on our lives. Yet without real media has a big eating disorders. On the oth- health experts, our lifestyles role in spreading er hand, there are many influ- would no longer be as healthy awareness about encers who promote exercise and people would not know global problems. and healthy eating, which is who to trust or which prod- 38 39 ucts to buy. education to individuals in a In the current situation and great capacity and on a grand because of restrictions limit- scale. However, when used ing social interactions in per- negatively, social media can son, social media helps bring be extremely detrimental to us together and preserve our mental health and has our social lives over screens, been the trigger for increased which is a passable alterna- anxiety and social problems. tive. Social media also makes It is important to know the it easier to make friends and dangers of social media and helps build relationships. It be wary of them, yet if used connects the whole world properly, social media can be and can make it seem small. a great thing. Additionally, companies uti- Pia Rumpf lize it as a channel for adver- tising, which is environmen- tally friendly, as no natural resources are used for mate- rials, such as posters and bill- boards. Finally, some people also use it as an escape from reality, helping them manage stress and discomfort. In my opinion, social media has a huge influence on our lives and our interpretation of the perfect life many peo- ple strive to achieve. I love how easy it makes it to stay in contact with friends and family. On the downside, peo- ple don’t value face-to-face in- teraction as much anymore. Social media platforms allow us to share information and

40 41 Motivation 101

Motivation is what initi- all forms of encouragement ates, guides and maintains that we consistently rely on goal-oriented behaviour. have vanished. Although It is also what the majori- extrinsic/external motiva- ty of us have lost in recent tion hasn’t disappeared, its months. But who can blame effect is limited when- con us? After all, we are witness- veyed through a screen. Ad- ing the relentless rampage ditionally, intrinsic/internal of a global pandemic in the motivation, which generally so-called prime of our lives. requires a challenging set- What previously brought us ting, fails to be provided with joy, like hugging a friend or one. Leaving the likelihood of grabbing some coffee, is - un naturally emerging encour- attainable. So it’s only natu- ral to reach for the next best thing, which happens to be the quick yet insuffi- cient dose of serotonin the internet provides. To no one’s surprise, this is far from the ideal stimulating en- vironment motivation requires to blossom. But don’t fret! The heartbeat team is coming to the rescue with all the information you need to remotivate yourself. First off I want to clarify it’s perfectly normal to lack moti- vation at the moment. Nearly

43 agement is remarkably low. steps to avoid burnout while Luckily motivation doesn’t still feeling accomplished. How to Read More always spawn out of thin air. How we approach the actual- If we understand it, we can ization of these components create it ourselves regard- varies from person to person. less of how unstimulating Something that might moti- In March, when the quar- our environment is. All it vate me will do the opposite for antine first began, a lot of us takes is a bit of knowledge you and vice versa. However, saw that time as an oppor- and practice, so listen closely. if you haven’t got a clue where tunity to im-prove ourselves The first component of build- to start here are some tips: in any matter possible. I per- ing motivation is activation, Eat enough tasty and healthy sonally took it upon myself to which means signing your- food and exercise five times read more books. Reading has self up for commitment (e.g. a week. This is essential, as been quite a hobby of mine buying a workbook). Second it improves mood, boosts en- for a while now, yet I often is persistence, which is quite ergy and promotes better felt wary of mentioning it, self-explanatory (e.g. solving sleep among other benefits. mainly because most people I the workbook every day). To To improve concentration, try know don’t like it. Some peo- help yourself be more per- listening to classical or low-fi- ple are simply too arrogant sistent, you can plan out your delity music while you work. and narrow-minded to try to days ahead of time with to-do The Mozart effect suggests open a book, while some like lists or bullet journals, chang- such music allows you to relax the idea of reading but when ing your workspace also plays and absorb more information. they actu-ally do start, they a considerable role, as our Reward yourself after suc- get bored and end up giving it brain tends to get bored with cessfully finishing a task. up. Although I’m a keen read- mandatory but boring. While the same old surroundings. Your brain will begin to as- er now, it hasn’t always been I agree that those books are a Merely working in a different sociate the assignment with like that. From my personal must, they tend to reflect bad- room or tidying up your own the treat that follows suit. experience, I found three hab- ly on reading of all sorts and can solve this issue. Last, but Most importantly stay posi- its very im-portant and stick- make us despise reading. The not least is intensity (e.g. how tive and don’t let failure dis- ing to them has increased the easiest way to find a book to many pages of the workbook courage you. You’ve got this. quantity of books I’ve read. your liking is to simply watch television. If there’s a certain one goes through per day). For starters, pick up the Maša Štraus movie or a series that you like, Intensity is hard to regulate reading material that gen- since too little of it produces enquire if the movie is a book uinely interests you and ap- adaptation and read it. boredom, yet too much caus- peals to you. Very quickly into es anxiety. I suggest break- our schooling, we’re forced Secondly, take your reading ing up big tasks into smaller into reading books that are material everywhere you go. 44 45 You’d be surprised about how and try not to pronounce keep-ing a book by your side words in your head. This Feeling Good Enough at all times comes in handy, might sound silly but it’s a big especially if you find your- factor for me. For example, self in uncom-fortable social when you have to read a frag- situations. I always bring a ment of a literary text aloud I’m sure we all have had a people’s appearance as this book to school as it some- in school, you tend to focus moment or a period of time in comes naturally to us. While times makes long breaks be- more on reading it fluently our life when we felt that we doing that we usually focus tween lessons bearable and and pronouncing the words were not good enough. Feel- on what the other person has correctly, rather than on the ing like that can affect our that we don’t. We compare meaning of a text. You end whole thought process and our height, body shape, face, up not knowing what you’ve our mindset. The majority hair and even voice and char- read or you completely forget of us, teenagers, spend time acter. We think to ourselves the context. Quit the ‘inner comparing ourselves to other how much better we would monologue’ and focus on the people, thinking about how feel if we had the qualities the meaning and the plot of the other people are way more other person has, and that book rather than making sure successful than us and com- affects our self-esteem the you carry it out outstanding- paring what we look like. most. We feel that people see ly. A vast majority of teenag- us the same way we see us. Ev- I don’t think anyone hates ers tend to spend a lot of time ery time someone looks at us reading, they just haven’t comparing their and other we think that they are either read the right book yet. You judging us or mak- will never catch anyone say ing silly faces to their they hate watching TV. Why? friend about us. We see entertaining. As soon as you Because everyone watches how popular someone start doing this, you’ll find movies and series they per- is, so we start doing your-self reading more and sonally find interesting and the same things they more, no matter what the sit- fulfilling. Why doesn’t the do. It usually turns out uation; whether you read on same apply to books then? At that we are not being public transport, at a party the end of the day, the genre, ourselves, and that we or in school – it doesn’t mat- the length or the language of are afraid to show our ter. As Lemony Snicket once our chosen book don’t matter, true colours, because said: “Never trust anyone who what counts is that we bother we are afraid of not has not brought a book with to pick up a book and read it being accepted. My them.” opinion is that what really matters is on the And lastly, don’t read aloud Neža Malek 46 47 think others are disappoint- But look back at how much ed by us. We say to ourselves you have achieved. Look back that they just got lucky as at all the things you put a lot they didn’t do anything for of work in and it paid off. Yes, their success. Instead of feel- there have been failures, re- ing envious, focus on yourself. grets and bad moments, but What can you do to achieve those helped you grow and be the same goal as someone has who you are today. achieved? Can you work hard- Quotes: er? As humans we are scared of failure. We must know that • “The most important failure is not the opposite things in life come from the of achieving something, it inside, not the outside.” is part of it. Focus on things • “Comparing yourself to inside. Jealousy does us no will never achieve anything you have already done and on others is a recipe for unhappi- good. There is only so much in life for numerous reasons. things that make you feel over ness.” you can change about your Pastor and author Steven the moon. We excel at things looks. Your outer appearance Furtick once said that “The we love doing. The drive for Aiša Naja Gerlušnik doesn’t mean everything. reason we struggle with in- success that we need is pulled What matters is focusing on security is because we com- from the inside. Who knows. the qualities that make you pare our behind-the-scenes Maybe you will be the next unique: self-growth and pos- with everyone else’s highlight one people will congratulate, itivity, which are the key to reel.” This is especially true applaud and look up to. feeling good enough. When in a social-media-driven era you smile you shine. Be kind when everyone boasts about I think the main thing with to others and kindness will their accomplishments with- feeling good enough is to re- come back to you. out revealing the details be- ally focus on yourself. Why should you focus on yourself? “There is one thing that hind them. We never see the The thing is that when we you’re better at than other full picture of what someone constantly compare ourselves people: being you. This is the has done to achieve some- to others, we waste precious only game you can really win.” thing. We may have done a lot already and we may not even energy focusing on other What is more, comparing acknowledge it, because all peoples’ lives rather than our our success to other people’s we are thinking about is that own. You are unique and you success is also very common. someone has done so much have a great deal of potential. We tend to say that we will more. We envy the congrat- Maybe you don’t immediately never be successful or that we ulations and applauses. We feel it or you don’t believe me. 48 49 today, but with the ever-grow- appears most often and is Mob Mentality ing usage of the internet, the consequentially also believed angry mob is starting to shift most often. to the virtual world. Whenev- You see it every day, some- er a new scandal emerges, dif- one’s reputation being tar- While there are endless that case, maybe, but there ferent news sites and report- nished because no one prop- uses of the internet, many are many cases where such ers rush to put out an article erly does their re-search. Of would agree that quick re- behavior can cause serious or statement as fast as possi- course, there are some very search and fact-checking is harm. ble. They use the situation as silly examples of this as well, one of its largest appeals. Mob mentality is at its core a cash grab, caring little about but each day there are more You can find answers to any decision making that is in- the people involved whose and more allegations with questions in seconds, it’s just fluenced by the opinions and careers might be on the line flimsy evidence put forth by so easy. Whether you were views of others around you. because of it. Places like Twit- unreliable sources. While the researching topics for an es- Most often people will discard ter, Facebook, and Reddit are view of the public eye might say or just looking to prove a their own opinions in favor constantly plagued with dis- not affect you, that isn’t the friend wrong, you probably of following the group and cussions of all sorts of things, case for internet celebrities. took the found information fitting in. It’s nothing new. most common certainly be- One could even say they walk at face value. You might think We’ve seen multiple examples ing discourse about the latest a tightrope every day, having that’s no big deal, after all, it’s of angry mobs and crowds controversies. It is sites like to constantly watch their step not going to hurt anyone. In throughout history and even those where misinformation to make sure their reputation

50 51 Young Sisyphuses

Not long ago, on a decently meaningless. The little rock sized rock floating through we’re floating on and all the space, life sprouted by pure little creatures on it that could accident. A little more time judge you, everything will end passed, somehow the species and in that their judgment is was given a gift (or a curse) of ultimately meaningless. That consciousness and now those shirt won’t change a thing,so stays intact. I shouldn’t have many people taking blatantly tiny little creatures are won- if it boosts all the right chemi- to explain why such thinking incorrect or oversimplified in- dering why. Sooner or later a cals that make life good - wear could go south, despite what formation at face value as well few of them figure out there it! we would prefer to be-lieve, as spreading it. I would like is no reason, and yet with no social media has a large im- to implore everyone reading reason to do so at all we per- pact on us and our mental this to think critically about sist in absurdity of living health. the things they see or hear without meaning. on the internet, and assess by them-selves whether they It’s extremely easy to get believe it or not. The avail- sucked into such a way of able proof should also always thinking, it’s hard to turn be taken into considera-tion, it down because it’s just so but its legitimacy should also Existential nihilism is the convenient. In many cases, it be taken with a grain of salt. philosophical theory that life is much easier to follow the Mob mentality is a dangerous has no inherent meaning. It majority than follow your in- temp-tation, one that should sounds depressing, doesn’t stinct. You feel as though you be avoided and not accepted it? But it is the answer for can trust questionable sourc- as much as it currently is. es for the sake of convenience, many people when they ask so you don’t have to spend Lana Tušek themselves about the mean- time researching any topics ing of life. Even though lack that are for you trivial. In my of meaning sounds scary and opinion, issues such as these bleak it can also be freeing. need to be addressed and Do you want to wear that fun eliminated. There are far too shirt you’re too shy to? It’s all 52 53 needed comfort. And so many young people run to nihilism Happiness looking for comfort, espe- cially in the form of humour. There is a rise of dark and nihilistic jokes in the media, Happiness. We all want her; google the word happiness, which brings a sense of not we all dream about her. From you will get a huge amount of being alone in the meaning- the very beginning, human- articles on what it is like to be less life and it makes light of a ity has been dealing with it. happy and content in life and dark situation in everyday life Everyone feels it differently, so on. of the youth. which of course is also logical, We do not have a clear defi- So, the meaninglessness given that we are not all just nition of happiness. It is too of life doesn’t crush us and clones. But also, this subjec- subjective a concept and dif- we keep on pushing through tivity of hers raises the ques- ficult to agree with. Interest- the absurdity of life just as tion of what it means to us ingly, 50% of our happiness Sisyphus keeps pushing the and how to achieve it. If you is inherited from one or both rock up the hill without being parents. 40% depends on ded- crushed. He keeps persisting icated activities. 10%, howev- because it is his fate and we er, depends on living condi- know our fate belongs to us tions. Happiness can only be and is ours to forge. experi-enced at the moment, that is, the present. The feel- In a strange way this way of Maša Harl ing of happiness is hard to thinking can also be comfort- describe, to put it simp-ly, you ing. It can shield from stress just know when it hits you. and pressure. It’s a soft cush- Similar to love, but this is a ion to fall on when our plans completely different topic, and goals get shaken. For ex- which is actually somehow re- ample: a student might still lated to happiness, but that is pursue the best grades they a topic for another time. can, but when they get a grade In his work, Nichomah’s lower than anticipated or Ethics, Aristotle said that hoped for, a small belief that people spend their whole the grade doesn’t change any- lives looking for happi-ness thing because everything is and that this should be our meaningless can bring much 54 55 life goal. To do this, we are this is a very simple example, These can be friends, family, 1. stop thinking too much then supposed to make deci- but when I look at it, it always a crush, or love, sometimes about every little thing, rath- sions that we believe would takes over me, especially in even strangers. Just talking, er try to enjoy the moment bring happiness to us. I agree the evening. It evokes hap- spending time, or even just 2. surround yourself with with this because why would pi-ness, serenity, and admi- smiling at someone can make people who love you and in we choose anything else but ration. I can simply forget us happy. whose company you are never what we think is the best pos- about everything. It’s so sim- Material things, such as bored sible option that will bring us ple, beautiful, and mysteri- buying or getting something 3. no matter how bad a situ- the most happiness and satis- ous. I think most people are we want, may also make us fac-tion? Probably one would too focused on unimportant ation looks, it won’t stay that happy. It can be the smallest way forever, it will be better, not choose the option that things and so moments like thing like a pen we see in a pa- will bring him sadness and these can pass them by quick- as after the rain the sun al- per mill that caught our eye. ways rises regret. ly. One cannot see if one does When it becomes ours we are The whole thing with hap- not look. overwhelmed by the feeling of We need to realize that it’s piness is complicated but at Of course, people can also be happiness. This happiness, of perfectly fine that we’re not the same time, it’s not. Happi- a source of happiness in us. course, is not as long-lasting happy all the time. No one is, ness can be caused by various Sometimes just being close as the one we get from events whether they admit it or not. factors. But the best, most to someone is what we need. and from people but it is still To conclude, let’s unplug our lasting, and pure happiness is present, even if only for half a thoughts and just enjoy the the one we get from small mo- day. The more we want some moment because that’s the ments, preferably the every- material things the happier only way we’ll be able to feel day ones. We just need to be we are when we get them, es- that real happiness. aware of them, so be present pecially if we have to wait to Lara Mavrič in the present. Not thinking do so. The longer we had to about the past, not thinking wait, the longer the feeling of about the future but living happiness will last. in the moment. This way we There is no recipe for hap- will be able to make the best piness, but I’d love to give you use of it and feel happiness tips. All tips won’t necessar- faster. For example, the sky ily work for everyone since a always awakens happiness in tip that works for one person me. Always different colors might not work for someone that blend in a different way else. Here are three main ones and always different shapes that I hope will help at least of clouds. No day is the same, someone: but always so special. I know 56 57 Does Nature Improve Our General Health?

In these dark times, in the A very common occurrence middle of a Pandemic and in today’s society is nature quarantine, we are constant- deprivation. This is a lack ly stuck in our houses. With of time in the natural world online school and work from largely due to hours spent in home we spend a lot of time front of the TV or the com- looking at screens. Everybody puter screen, but now with to support cognitive function, hance immune system func- keeps saying that it is ex- the only access to school pro- physical health and psycho- tion, increase self-esteem, tremely crucial to spend time vided through a screen we are logical well-being. It is used in reduce anxiety and improve in nature and so comes the obligated to spend more time many offices and schools and mood. There have also been question: Does nature actu- staring at our computers. A has given only good feedback. speculations that spending ally improve our physical and rapid rise of screen time is In addition, nature helps us a certain time in nature pro- mental health? highly associated with de- cope with pain. Because we vided a sense of well-being pression and mental disor- are genetically programmed and helped reduce crime and ders. Some people even con- to find trees, plants, water, aggression. A study in the UK nect the lack of altruism and and other nature elements in- found out that more exposure loss of empathy with it. triguing, we are absorbed by to nature translated to lower If we want to answer the nature scenes and distracted crime rates. question above, a very im- from our pain and discomfort. Nature is a gift that we as portant term comes up to But what happens to the humans do not appreciate one’s mind: biophilia, a hypo- body after being exposed to enough. It is essential to ev- thetical human tendency to nature for a certain amount ery aspect of human life and interact or be closely associ- of time? Some studies have well-being. People are taking ated with other forms of life shown that the time for a more from nature than it has in nature. The theory sug- person to experience the to give and as a result, we’re gests that humans possess an benefits of nature is 2 hours. putting our own lives on the innate tendency to see con- These 120 minutes are an an- line. While nature can exist nections with nature and oth- tidote for stress. The nature without us, we cannot exist er forms of life. This is more can lower blood pressure and without it. than just a philosophy, bio- stress hormone levels, reduce philic design has been found nervous system arousal, en- Kaja Selinšek 58 59 Positive Thinking let it all out, for example by kind of body language does crying or venting. It makes not help your mindset at all. and its Benefits us feel better and fresher. Positive thinking is as much We need time to heal, wheth- about your body as it is about er it’s 30 minutes, 3 hours or your brain. As you hold your I’m sure everyone has heard promotion, achieving some- even 3 days. It does not make body in a power pose, positive at least one time in their life thing and so on. us weak, it gives us the power thinking will be able to flow ‘Oh, think about positive Is it hard to change our to convert our thoughts from with more ease. The more you things! It will make you feel mindset when we are feel- sad or angry to positive. portray positivity and others better!’. But do we know what ing down? I think it certainly These tips could help you. see you this way, the easier it that really means? Maybe depends on the situation. It The first thing you should do becomes to think positively. their view of positive things is harder to think positive- is be careful with your words. That creates a positive feed- is different from ours. That ly when something negative We tend to forget the impact back loop. is completely normal. The happens in our life. When we of words when we are feeling The last thing to do, I also meaning of positivity and feel sad, it’s impossible for us down. Breathe slowly and try think it is the hardest to do, is what is positive varies from to think positively. We focus to calm down. The words you adjusting your mindset. The person to person. However, on the bad impact the situ- say have a deep impact on easiest thing to do is to change there are some things that ation has on us and how it is your thinking. Before choos- your behaviour. Imagine that most people think of as pos- never going to end. In that ing different words, you need a scenario you don’t like oc- itive, for example getting a situation it is healthy that we to recognize what words curs, but it turns out well. Are you’re already using. Write you going to focus on the bad them down and think about thing that happened or on the them. Are you really furious? good outcome? It is import- Are you really devastated? ant that we really process the Or are you just cross? Writ- whole situation and not just ing words down can help us focus on the negatives. If you see them from a more logical choose to only focus on the point of view. things that are bothering you, Secondly, take control of it will negatively impact your the state you’re in. When you life. You will attract more neg- are in a bad mood, your body ative things and people won’t language shows it. You walk want to be around you, be- with your head down, you cause they will be able to feel slouch in your chair and you it. Positive thinking helps a don’t make eye contact. This person enjoy the moment and be fully present. 60 61 A Need to Find ‘By consciously choosing to has been shown to reduce focus on positive moments stress and improve self-es- in your life, you’ll begin to teem. Think of the people, mo- one’s Path reframe your thoughts, cul- ments, or things that bring tivating a mindset that is you some kind of comfort or grateful and open rather than happiness and try to express At some point in time ev- negative and closed off.‘ your gratitude at least once a eryone faces an identity crisis But can positive thinking day. Even if it’s a small thing. because it’s a natural part of really change our life? A study Writing down the things that growing up. And as you begin shows that when a person make you feel grateful has to seek who you are you ask thinks positively and is hap- also shown to be very effective yourself: Who am I? What do I py, they see the world as a bet- in improving your mindset wish to accomplish in my life? ter place and they are more and optimistic thinking. What is my purpose? likely to help others. It also Stay positive! To ask oneself these ques- helps you live longer, reduce tions is completely normal, loneliness and more. Positive Aiša Naja Gerlušnik you could even say that to not thinking is closely connect- ask those ques-tions and seek ed to the Law of Attraction. to resolve this crisis is to not It means that whatever you be human, because each one focus on is what you attract. of us is born with a distinct If you focus on the negatives personality and traits that ,you will bring the negatives, distinguish us from other if you choose to focus on the people and each one of us is positives, a whole new world like a tree in a for-est, search- will open up to you. ing for its place to reach sun- Practising gratitude is also light. As a famous American astrophysicist, planetary sci- an important thing. A lot of find yourself in the madness en-tist, author, and science times we think that we would of today while tomorrow is communicator Neil Degrasse feel better if we had some- unique and a difficult endeav- Tyson said in an episode of thing more. Maybe it’s a new our. IPhone, a new car or even Cosmos, Possible worlds: »It As many of you have already meeting that special some- may be, that the only thing experienced and figured out one. What we often don’t real- that makes humans special by now, we live in a world ize are the things we already and different from other - liv where the only thing that is have. Practising gratitude ing beings is exactly that need to be special«. Your need to certain is that nothing is cer- 62 63 tain. We live in a world that But what does it mean to find you answers on why you do and self, try to understand promises us everything yet one’s true self? In my opinion certain things. It gives one an where your problems and presents no actual guidelines it is an imperative process of understanding of one’s ori- personality traits come from, of what may occur on that growing up, not just as a hu- gins and roots of good traits read as many books as you thorny path to stars, in which man but as a person. It gives and flaws, on which one can can find, whatever genre they an uncertain step may lead to you clarity and principles and work on, to eliminate them or may be, travel, face your fears, ruin. And in all this worrying puts down lines, all of which smooth them over. research, help others, make and navigating these danger- come in handy in everyday And what is finding one’s friends but the most import- ous waters it is important to activities, may that be choos- path? It is a process of elimi- ant ones that many tend to find a satisfactory answer to ing how you dress, what your nation. With trial and error, forget are learn to love your- those questions for without style is, what your hobbies we learn to which things we self, to forgive yourself and to knowledge of what and who are, whom you let into your respond positively and which be forever curious and adap- you are you may get lost in the life, what actions you take ones we should avoid. It is a tive. madness. and most importantly it gives process of defining your path My final advice would be to in the future and understand- live a life you want and will re- ing that that path may change member, and once you do find every moment and that it has yourself and your path, never twists and turns, hills and lose yourself again. precipices, thorns and ice all designed to lead you astray. Jure Kovačič But the biggest catch is find- ing the path that makes you happy and satisfied. Once you achieve this, success, com- fort and everything else will follow. I too have sought answers to this question, and I think I have found mine, for now. But how may you find yours, you ask yourself? Experiment, push yourself and your lim- its, analyse yourself, do not be afraid to receive a harsh assessment of your actions

65 dia. We’d have a drink, with- of our heads and the better What if out posting a picture of drink- future those could cause, we ing it, but live in the moment, will stay where we are and not enjoying it. We’d create mem- change a thing. So what we ories, we’d remember them really have to do, is to make My questions often start duce it. Why? Because we all without taking selfies. We’d things happen, take risks with »what if«. It’s a type of deserve to have decent lives. appreciate the time we spend and be that type of a person a question, which presents We are all equal so we should with someone more. It would we want around us, the per- some kind of a condition; if also live equally. be precious. son who makes others’ lives something happens, things What if… What if… wonderful - the person who might change, but if they makes their own life wonder- don’t, they’ll be the same. So … … we started treating oth- … we stopped for a few mo- ful. Because the truth is: you on that note … ers like we actually want to ments, look around us and don’t need the whole world be treated ourselves? There become aware of life that is What if … to be complete. But the world would be less heartbreaks, going past us? We would live needs YOU to be complete! … we stepped together and less miserable and desperate more relaxed and happy, we helped people around the people, less suicides. It’s so would know what we’re living Žana Hočevar world, who have no food, no sad how your own mind can for, we would live and not only clothes, no homes, no medical make you feel so worthless, exist. Because I think that care and absolutely no mon- but what is the main rea- we all just move so fast, we ey? Do you know what would son for thinking that you are barely know what’s happen- happen? We could stop pover- worth less? Does it really start ing around us. We do what we ty on our planet, or at least re- with your own mind, or is that have to do, what we think we just a consequence of some- have to do; we go to school or one else’s mind? I think that our job and work very hard to if every single one of us treat- get somewhere, but the truth ed people around us right is, we are not getting any- and if we accepted everyone, where. We only exist. We go things would start to change. from day to day, week to week, If we showed each other how month to month, year to year. perfectly awesome we all are, We don’t even notice how in- everyone would love and re- sanely quickly time passes by spect themselves more. and we’re wasting it. What if… But of course, if we only … we started hanging out? think about all those »what Like for real, not on social me- if« questions that are in all 66 67 a great mindset and it´s also Fashion is Our Passion considerate towards our envi- ronment. A significant social media platform for finding in- spiration is Pinterest. Pinter- We live in a world where we outfits on Instagram, worn est gives you many options af- express ourselves by covering by models and celebrities, but ter you search for what you´re ourselves in what we think is we rarely realize how expen- looking for. a great match for our person- sive they can be. When you start dressing ality. These things can be tat- Yet social media can also exactly how you want to, you toos, piercings, make-up... but be very helpful. I learned a feel so much better about the major factor that express- lot about fashion during this yourself. There will be people es our personality is our style- quarantine when I spent who won´t like your style and clothes we choose to wear. hours on my phone. You can will judge you, maybe even It takes time to truly find read a lot of blogs and watch make some unnecessary com- yourself and when you do, a ton of lifestyle YouTube ments. The important thing you start finding new ways to videos and TikToks. A lot of is that you feel good in your show your true colors. Even teenagers, this year, started skin and never care about if you do know how you want going to thrift shops and de- others, as they might just be to dress, it´s hard to live up signing outfits from thrifting jealous of you. to the expectations we have sprees (and of course clothes Rock your look and be your- from social media platforms. they already bought in oth- self! We see all of those amazing er stores). I think that this is Tajda Pec

68 69 Down the Milky Way

Down the Milky Way I will go to that magical land.

I will wave you goodbye as I head towards the moon.

And I will not lie promising I’d see you soon.

Down the Milky Way I will go And I shall never turn back.

Tanaja Čeh

71 Nothing Replaced

Nothing. I feel nothing, Replaced. and nothing more. All the memories seem erased. If only, I could describe that nothing. Didn’t assume that was possible, But I can’t. didn’t assume I was possible; I can’t find the words. To be replaced, But I guess all I can say is … To be erased. - - NOTHING. Didn’t assume that all I had given can be forgotten. So, I just wonder… Is there someone not able to replace me? Is there someone whose intentions are not to erase me? Happiness If not; Do it. Happiness. Leave me. Something that cannot be seen, Hurt me. and something that cannot be forced. Replace me. Happiness is something that defines us as a person. Žana Hočevar Something that gives us the strength to be alive, something that makes us feel alive. Happiness can be found in money, beauty, health or a person. For every single one of us, happiness is different. But what isn’t different is the way it makes us feel as a whole. - And that is happiness.

72 73 To find what is yet not found Something

I n e e d t o fi n d m y w a y , Preferably I would like to It’s something I can’t escape, I am lost and not yet found. choose a road less walked on, it’s something I didn’t plane, I n e e d t o fi n d m y p a t h , to enjoy every step and trial to be myself to no-one bound. and I hope that along the way it’s something unpredictable, I will find a worthy lifestyle. it’s something magical. I reach for inspiration t o fi n d a b e t t e r f u t u r e m e , The search is wearisome Tell my please what it is, me that would not dread and the world around is mad, that what is yet to be. but I do not intend to give up ‘cause I can’t figure it out, and to find my true self, my will and I feel so dumb. is ironclad. I s e e k t o fi n d m y s t y l e , glamorous or not, to show the world: But one thing I Because it’s something unbreakable, »THIS IS ME!« know for certain, it’s something I can’t describe, Yet a style that I would find that to be normal is boring it’s something I don’t know, really hot. and that I will live my life like tomorrow morning is my it’s something beautiful. last morning. I seek my unique voice Lara Mavrič which would exert confi- dence and command respect, Live a life you want and will and yet a voice remember, that would speak truthfully and find your true self and not lose show my emotional aspect. it in the madness of tomorrow

Jure Kovačič

74 75 Community

Meta and Ridiculous, yet Sincere and Heartfelt

Community is a sitcom, cre- Annie Eddison, a goodie-two- ated by Dan Harmon (who you shoes, who had to drop out may already know as co-cre- of high school because of her ator of Rick and Morty), that Adderall addiction; Shirley aired on NBC from 2009 to Bennett, a middle-aged Chris- 2014, with its sixth and fi- tian single mother, hoping nal season airing on Yahoo to start her own business; Screen. and last, and certainly least; It’s set in Greendale Com- Pierce Hawthorne, a racist, munity College, Colorado sexist, homophobic elderly and follows a study group millionaire, trying to relive comprising of seven people: some of his youth by attend- Jeff Winger, an aloof ex-law- ing community college. Quite yer, who faked his degree the group. and “leader” of their group; Britta Perry, college dropout and struggling social justice warrior, who, in an attempt to get with, Jeff creates said study group; Abed Nadir, a neurodivergent nerd, ob- sessed with movies and TV, often using them as an escape mechanism; Troy Barnes, a former high school quarter- back, that starts off cocky and disingenuous, but later, after becoming best friends with Abed, embraces his goofiness; 77 Now, why am I even writ- concept episodes, ones like Christmas”, where the charac- virtue signaling doesn’t help ing an article about this TV “Modern Warfare”, “A Fistful ters are turned into animated anyone. Abed learns to be series? Sure, at first glance, of Paintballs” and “Modern versions of themselves for one more present in the real word the setting differs a bit from Espionage”, where the campus reason or another; and many and decides to use his exten- the generic sitcom, where the takes part in hostile games others that I haven’t men- sive movie knowledge to work main characters have rela- of paintball; “Epidemiology”, tioned. I mean, if you search in Hollywood. Troy realizes tively average lives in order in which the students get in- up the term “concept episode” it’s okay to be his childish and to seem more relatable to a fected with a zombie-like vi- on Google, chances are, you’re nerdy self, not just some over- wide array of viewers. But rus during a Halloween par- probably gonna get bombard- confident jock others expect once you actually watch some ty; “Geothermal Escapism”, ed by articles and posts about him to be. Annie is able to fo- of the episodes, you’ll proba- where the entire school plays Community. cus on her academic achieve- bly come to realize that this The floor is lava and Abed has The last and certainly most ments and career with a more show is something complete- to come to terms with the important part of this series relaxed approach, getting a ly different. Why? Well, for idea of Troy leaving to sail is the cast of characters. Not job in the FBI. Shirley realizes starters, the characters and around the world with LeVar only do they work incredibly she’s more than just a mother show itself are aware of the Burton (courtesy of Pierce); well together and make every and wife and starts being her many tropes and cliches of TV “Dungeons and Dragons” and joke and running gag seem own person, somehow becom- and cinema (usually because “Advanced Dungeons and funny and believable, they ing a TV star. Pierce, while of Abed’s vast knowledge Dragons”, which are pretty also have sincere and heart- still a prick, learns to be more of them), commonly paying self-explanatory, they play warming interactions, where accepting and appreciative homage, while still making DnD; episodes like “Digital they let themselves be vul- of others. The fundamental fun of them. Another reason Estate Planning”, “G.I. Jeff” nerable, even Pierce has mo- moral of the show is that ev- why fans love it so much is its and “Abed’s Uncontrollable ments, where you can’t help eryone has flaws and it’s okay but feel some sort of empathy to be yourself, because we are for him. The show follows the all constantly changing and study group as they discover becoming better people. who they really are—flawed Community is now available individuals, who are still capa- to watch on Netflix, so I high- ble of change and growth. Jeff ly recommend you check out realizes he doesn’t have to al- some of the episodes. I doubt ways put up walls around peo- you’ll regret it. ple and act like nothing both- And as Abed once said: #six- ers him. Britta, that she needs seasonsandamovie to tend to her own problems before trying to fix everyone Tinkara Praznik else’s and that constantly 78 79 The Picture of lord Henry’s hedonistic world mind that wouldn’t leave me Dorian Gray view, which makes him be- alone. It was something I had lieve that beauty and sensual read at the beginning: »There fulfilment are the only things is no such thing as a moral The reflection of one’s morals worth pursuing in life. Look- or immoral book. Books are ing at the painting he prays well written, or badly written. Irish author Oscar Wilde that the picture would grow That is all.« But what is then found himself in a major scan- old and ugly while he would the idea of the book? Well, in dal after he had published his remain young and beautiful. my opinion the book’s pur- Gothic and philosophical nov- Little does he know he just pose is to shine light on the el The Picture of Dorian Gray. sold his soul to the devil. After importance of art, make a Wilde’s only novel was first realizing his wish was grant- person question the meaning published in 1890 in Lippin- ed, Dorian locks up the por- of life and most importantly cott’s Monthly Magazine. The trait and pursues, under the reflect one’s values and - mor work received criticism for its influence of lord Henry, amor- als. In Wilde’s words: »It is the ‘immoral’ contents, especially al lifestyle filled with sensual spectator, and not life, that for the novel’s homoeroticism, pleasures, which leads to his art really mirrors.« with reviews calling it ‘mawk- tragic end. ish and nauseous’, ‘unclean’, Tanaja Čeh As I was thinking of the ‘effeminate’ and ‘contaminat- moral of the story, there was ing’. However, most criticism a thought at the back of my was personal, attacking Wil- de for being a hedonist with values that deviated from the conventionally accepted mo- rality of Victorian Britain. The story is set in Victori- an England, where sensitive artist Basil Hallward is paint- ing the picture of young and beautiful Dorian Gray. De- spite Basil’s objections, lord Henry Wotton – an imperi- ous aristocrat and painter’s friend, decides to meet the young boy. 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