October 1, 2014

Happiness is...

...the smell that remains in the air after a rainy day.
...when the radio plays the perfect song in the perfect moment.
...New Year’s Eve.
...when someone smiles at you.
...a good book.
...watching the face of a friend when they arrive at their surprise party.
...spending an entire summer day at the beach, or a week, or a month…
...the beach.
...a giant group hug.
...singing your favorite song at the top of your lungs in a concert.
...crying tears of happiness.

#HeForShe

Last weekend, I discovered something that really caught my attention and that I spent most of my weekend on. As I am a huge fan of the actress Emma Watson, I knew she had recently made a speech at the UN, talking about feminism. Although this was an issue that I practically knew nothing about, I decided to look for a video of that speech to see what exactly she was talking about.

To my surprise I found out that, not only she had made a great performance in such a formal situation, speaking firmly and confidently,  but she’d also sent a very eloquent, complete, interesting, and most importantly:  inspiring message.

I got so impressed by this speech that I spent, like I said, the biggest part of the weekend watching it over and over again, and reading some very interesting articles about Emma’s speech and feminism in general. I also learned a lot about the HeForShe Campain and its goals and projects, for example they website they have created for men and boys to take action in a problem that, like Emma says, also includes them.


Therefore, I recommend you all to watch the speech and also, if you feel interested as well, go and visit the articles that I’ll link below.