How Different Will I Look

I am 16. Will I look different when I am 18?

Hm. Probably, yes. Drastically? Who really knows. Not for me. But I was mistaken for 21 when I was 15, so… *shrug*When I was 16, I was outwardly struggling from depression and anxiety. I wore the same 5 things to school every week and I felt awful, emotionally and aesthetically, all the time. Personal hygiene was sometimes a struggle. And in any other sense, I didn’t really take care of myself. I didn’t care enough to.However, I had just cut my hair from pretty long (around the bend of my elbows) to just above my shoulders. As crappy as I felt most of the time, I liked how it looked. Probably the one aspect of my physical appearance I was comfortable with. (In my opinion, physically, since you’re asking about looks, shorter hair makes girls look a little older. Not sure why, just my opinion.)Now, at 18, I feel a lot better about myself. I still struggle with the anxiety and depression. But after finally reaching out for help, I feel a lot better about myself. I smile more. I feel more stable, and hopeful for a future, at the cusp of childhood and adulthood.2 years can do a lot to a person. :) I was able to meet the girl who I now call my best friend, practically a sister, when I was 16, who I think was a large contributing factor to my recovery.Physically, my face is less round. I don’t get acne as bad as I used to. (Partially thanks to Proactiv haha!)I look more mature overall, in the shape of my face, my eyes, etc., and I know that’s vague, but it’s kind of hard to explain. Some days you look in the mirror and notice you look a little different, a little older, and it’s kinda cool.If you’d like to kinda see what I’m talking about, here’s what I looked like at 16 vs. what I look like at 18, on graduation day. (Don’t let the last picture fool you, my hair isn’t straight naturally)Hopefully this answers your question!

Will I look different after LASIK?

You certainly will look different. For example:Also, depending on the eye condition you have, is probable your glasses make your eyes look either bigger or smaller. So when you don’t wear them anymore, your eyes might look different. Glasses made mine look smaller, or example.Now, if the question is whether you’ll see differently after LASIK, the answer is a bit more complicated, I think. In my case, traditional glasses and contact lenses weren’t enough to correct my short-sight impediment. I remember being in college (university) and being unable to read the letters in the blackboard unless I sat in the first desk, right up front. It was rather difficult to manage that, because there were many students that arrived earlier than me, since they had, unlike me, the previous period free.So. I’d sit on the floor. here was a broken desk most people would pass by. I’d occupy it whenever I’d find it empty.My oculist then recommended my parents and me to get the LASIK procedure done. He said it was probable I’ll have to go under the procedure twice, with a year of healing in between.After the first procedure, I realised I could actually see. It’s amazing how after almost ten years of cloudiness I could see clearly, even if it wasn’t perfect yet since I still had a +1 dyoptry. It was as if days were clearer, the sun brighter, the plants greener, and so. Amazing.After the second procedure, I could hardly believe how perfect the world seemed to me. The colours! I have no words, really. Short-sight is really a impediment, even is some Health Insurances disagree.Of course, it was painfully clear now how horrible and dirty were the streets in my hometown, Caracas, but that’s another story.Now I have a 15/20 eyesight, which is supposedly more that perfect.I’m happy.Though the sight of me with my thick-ass glasses would have been quite popular nowadays. So hipster.Anyway.I’ve never seen so clearly and perfectly until my second procedure. Not even with glasses or contact lenses.

How different will the Middle East look in 10-20 years?

Apart from Israel, UAE and to some extent Qatar, the future is grim for most of the Middle Eastern nations.Most of the middle-eastern countries are deeply divided by religious sectarianism & various Islamic ideologies, so only a oppressive dictator can bring such a nation under a single establishment. Iraq & Syria were doing as good as it could under dictatorships. Off went the dictator and the nations fall apart.Iraq & Syria : Years of war has almost turned both the countries into rubble. It is very unlikely that uneducated youth who has grown up seeing the devastation of war can rebuild the nation even if aid money is provided. The biggest problem is the amount of arms and ammunition that exists within the country, there is a very grim probability that peace will ever return to the nations.Lebanon : The war is coming to Lebanon. With its 40% Christian population going ahead they will be the target of radical Islamists. Lebanon housed 1.2 million Syrian refugees and with nowhere to return it will change the demography of the country and also the politics.Saudi Arabia : There are less chances that the oil price are going to surge because the world is rapidly moving towards renewable energy and many unexplored oil fields are being discovered in South China sea and the Arctic. For a oil based economy it is a matter of concern, less money means they couldn't afford to buy US friendship by obtaining US arms.Qatar : The monarchy of Qatar is smart. It spends huge efforts in PR. Qatari propaganda news network AlJazeera plays an important role in building a positive image of the country. Qatar is hosting FIFA world-cup 2022, its a part of the image building program. The Emir of Qatar is trying to build the economy a tourist based one, like UAE. So, in 10–20 years it will be in a better position than most of its neighbors.Israel : Israel will continue to be the strongest nation of the region because of its capacity of innovation, strong alliance with US and hardworking people.