Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Telling the truth

I agree that sometimes it is better not to tell the truth. In some cases, the truth can make some one feel regretful and it is useless as well. If so, I do not think that we should tell the truth. However, there are many times, that we need to know the truth is the only way to helping self-destructive people. Nevertheless, telling the truth is usually beneficial to the speaker rather than the listener.

If someone says something rude and crude about other people, those words should not be repeated. Nevertheless, if a person has told a embarrassing secret to his friend and later on that friend has reviewed it to others. In this case that person has to be aware that he can no longer trust that friend anymore because he tends to leak other people's secrets.

In the case of those who tend to be self-destructive such as partying, they should be friends who care for them feel disappointed. However, if they skip classed and the teacher asks their friends why they do not attend classes, it is not necessary for them to tell the truth to the teacher. They need not tell a lie or provide any information about their friends behavior.

There are times when, people need to know the truth before they can make a decision on crucial matter. Suppose that you are selling your house and you are fully aware that there is water in the basement. If you so, you should tell the truth about this matter to those who are interested in buying your house. Failure to do so will cause you legal and ethical problems. However, you do not have to talk about your neighbor that he is emotionally unstable. Your neighbor may not have a problem with others Sometimes, it is much better not mention about it at all.




Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Learning from personal experience VS other people

Learning from personal experience and from the advice of other people can really help you a lot about your life. If you do not have much knowledge about something, the suggestion advice of the person whom you trust will be valuable. They can tell you about their experiences and point out the advantages and disadvantages of certain situation. After that you can consider your own wants and needs and decide what to do next. Sooner or later you will have  more personal experience.

When you think about what you want to do in your life, friends and relatives are the excellent sources of information. They can provide you with information about various matters, such as work, school and foreign travel. They have learned many things in their lives and can make use of their experiences to help decide what you really want to do with your life.

However, in some cases there is nothing that can replace personal experience. For example, actually I do not like making a presentation in front of the class. I always feel that I will make a mistake although I am well prepared and have thoroughly knowledge about the topic of the presentation very well.

There is nothing except experience that can help me manage anxiety. I aware that the criticism that I got from my teachers and other classmates will help me learn from mistakes. At least, I am positive that in the next presentation. I will make it better.

In sum, I believe that the best way of learning about life is to have personal experience. No one can teach you how get along with other people, how you can realize you ability or what kind of person you are. You can definitely find the answer to these questions by facing different situations each day. For this reason, experience is my best teacher.



Monday, January 3, 2011

Movies

Have you ever seen movies from other countries? Whenever I go to see a foreign movie, I can't help thinking that people around the world all have some similarities. Although the culture and language in those movies may be different from our culture. Hover, people around the world are similar in term of goals and emotions.

Once I saw a Chinese movie. I saw a picture of parents helping their kids do homework. My parent also used to help me in the same manner. Again, I also saw a movie from Argentina. I saw a picture of children playing hide and seek, which I used to play with my friends during the break. Seeing these movies shows that education is a common goal in all countries.

Parents all would like their children to have education so that their life will improve. Watching movies also shows to me that children in all schools want to play with their friends. Sometimes those games are similar to the fames we play and sometimes they are different, Nevertheless, Those games all share common goals of having fun and learning to work together.

Earning a ling is also another common goal share by people around the world. I often see it in many foreign movies. In some countries, people choose a career from their preference and expertise. In order countries, a job is chosen for them according to the guideline set by their families. However, in every country it seems that we are much concerned about earning our living and hard work is widely accepted.

Showing pictures of people having fun together is very important in almost all movies no matter which countries made from. People everywhere love fun and would like to spend time with their families and friends. Different cultures can bring about different kinds of activities toward fun. however, every culture pays importance to having fun from sports, music and dancing.







Saturday, January 1, 2011

Culture

Culture has many elements which are necessary for peaceful living and social unity. These elements include value, norms, rituals symbol and text. Corporation in general also has these elements as found in their daily activities. To design with cooperations have their own logos and colors which are similar to national flags,representing as symbol. At the same time, Corporate norm which aims at regulating the company employees behavior manifest themselves in themselves in the ranking of the employees. For example, the size and the location of the office can signify the ranking of that person. Moreover, new employees have to learn learn singing corporate song s and wear corporate uniforms. As for the rituals, the employees should participate in company activities such as a picnic or a fishing trip which aim at showing unity. Another element of culture in terms of text can be seen in the citing of the saying of the company founders or the president.

However, corporate culture may vary with each company. What has been said earlier mostly refers to formal conduct of behavior of many corporations. Some companies, such as IT companies, usually have informal conduct of behavior. For example, the employees can choose to wear blue jeans, T shirts and sneakers to go to work. They can come and go anytime they want. There are no fix tradition to follow.

Gates's formal suit and Job's uniform 

Friends

I like to have many friends whom I can trust and rely on. We all need friends when we have obstacles or when we feel happy. If I have only few friends, it may be possible that they will not be available when I need them. However, if I have a lot of friends, it is more possible that they can share my suffering or joy.

I really need many friends around me. They can give me a lot of surprises. If I have merely a couple of friends. I know exactly what to expect from them. I can guess how they will react. On the contrary, if I have many friends around me, I will definitely have many surprises because each person will have different reactions in each situations. Observing their behavior teaches me to know how to behave when I meet with strangers.

I enjoy having so many friends around me, the friends who can teach me something about life. If I have only few friends, I will quickly know everything about them. If I have hundreds of friends, I can definitely learn about many things easily. Each day they will teach me new things and show me new ways of thinking about various things.

I have so many things to learn in my life. Therefore, I need many people to help me. I need a lot of friends to show me how to lead a happy life and I will make them how to live with happiness.