The Art of Becoming | Zahraa Hakim | TEDxLycée National Choueifat Youth

In The Art of Becoming, Zahra Hakim explores the quiet, often unnoticed process of change and growth. Through personal memories and reflections on childhood, family, and the passage of time, she reminds us that becoming who we are often means letting go of who we used to be. Her talk invites us to embrace change not as a loss, but as an opportunity to celebrate every version of ourselves and welcome the person we are becoming. Zahraa is a high school student who has never been satisfied with simply looking at the world; she wants to understand it, question it, and leave it changed. Her curiosity has led her through physics, philosophy, history, and poetry, but her greatest interest is the endless process of becoming. A reader, writer, speaker, and lifelong learner, she seeks experiences that challenge her, stretch her beyond what she knows, and shape who she is becoming. Through several academic programs, creative pursuits, and every opportunity to step beyond the familiar, Zahraa is learning to turn curiosity into action. She dreams of a life shaped by curiosity, purpose, and discovery, believing that who we become is written in the questions we dare to ask, the experiences we choose to embrace, and the courage to keep changing. Also, she hopes to make the world a little better than she found it, leaving behind a fingerprint, a thought, a spark, that continues long after she is gone. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx