How to think for yourself
How to think for yourself
Have you ever heard a saying which says "Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth"? That's what I want to talk about today.
Nowadays less and less people are encouraged to think for themselves. However, it should be. Try to imagine a world where everyone shares the same style of thinking. Can you really tolerate it? So I intend to remind of you to learn and think for yourselves.
Students have shown that the students in China have little encouragement for thinking, much less have courage and ability to creat new things like those who are strongly encouraged in other countries. Don't you consider thinking for yourself to be urgent?
But from the other side, hardly have we realized that thinking on our own may make us feel arrogant so that we are unable to listen to others' advice or opinions. Sometimes it's hard to be extremely objective when you theat something. For that matter, you also may have some aspect missing. You can't ensure that you are always right. So be modest whatever you are facing.
Do you still remember the saying at the beginning? That is what Aristotle, a great Greek philosopher, has ever said. He liked thinking, but he was more active to practice actually. He can have lessons from his failure or suggestions from others. So he was great and has gone down in history.
As a word, how to think for yourself is a question worth thinking about. Wish you a cheery thinking!
In China, there is a popular tradition of romance that almost everyone knows. We call it "XiangQin". It means two strange people will be arranged for their first dating by their parents. In the ancient times, Most girls were always in their rooms because appearing in public was considered lacking in self-respect. In this case, "XiangQin" refered to that boy visited the girl's home who was chosen by his parents and had a look with her. But today this custom has changed a lot. It becomes more popular and it's common to see girls go to meet the
Have you ever heard a saying which says "Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth"? That's what I want to talk about today.
Nowadays less and less people are encouraged to think for themselves. However, it should be. Try to imagine a world where everyone shares the same style of thinking. Can you really tolerate it? So I intend to remind of you to learn and think for yourselves.
Students have shown that the students in China have little encouragement for thinking, much less have courage and ability to creat new things like those who are strongly encouraged in other countries. Don't you consider thinking for yourself to be urgent?
But from the other side, hardly have we realized that thinking on our own may make us feel arrogant so that we are unable to listen to others' advice or opinions. Sometimes it's hard to be extremely objective when you theat something. For that matter, you also may have some aspect missing. You can't ensure that you are always right. So be modest whatever you are facing.
Do you still remember the saying at the beginning? That is what Aristotle, a great Greek philosopher, has ever said. He liked thinking, but he was more active to practice actually. He can have lessons from his failure or suggestions from others. So he was great and has gone down in history.
As a word, how to think for yourself is a question worth thinking about. Wish you a cheery thinking!
In China, there is a popular tradition of romance that almost everyone knows. We call it "XiangQin". It means two strange people will be arranged for their first dating by their parents. In the ancient times, Most girls were always in their rooms because appearing in public was considered lacking in self-respect. In this case, "XiangQin" refered to that boy visited the girl's home who was chosen by his parents and had a look with her. But today this custom has changed a lot. It becomes more popular and it's common to see girls go to meet the