0108 Some people believe that the best way of learning about life is by listening to the advice of family and friends. Other people believe that the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Compare the advantages of these two different ways of learning about life. Which do you think is preferable? Use specific examples to support your preference. |
Every person has his/her own definition on life. It might be abstract, but also very vivid. In my respect, life is experience and self-teaching, which means it could not only lead people to endure difficulties, but also lead them have guideline of social life. In this sense, best way to learn about life is through personal experience. Mostly, knowledge of life which is acquired from personal effort lasts long. Even though having advice from families and friends about life are much safer than having actual life experience, those advice fade away from people's mind easily. However, if people learn through personal experience, the duration of instructions could last very long. When I was in third grade of middle school, I usually had various problems with my friends. My teacher gave me much advice, but it did not come to my mind. However, I thought that I was not listening to my friend's word and just ignored it. So, I try as much as possible to hear my friends speaking. Finally I solved my problems, and even though I encounter similar problems, I could solve those by my one effort based on my personal experience. Therefore, I believe learning about life through personal experience could last long. Secondly, learning from personal experience is much more efficient. People might think that people could use knowledge of life which is gained from advice because it is usually based on older people’s experience. However, since people usually make an effort to acquire the knowledge and know exactly how to use, they could efficiently utilize it. For example, in Korean T.V. program named Success of People which is about people who success with their effort. I saw one person, Jin-Jae-Hoon, who is CEO of one company. In his speech, he said that experience is power and money. Gaining personal experience by participating in real world will allow people to be more successful because they could effectively utilize their knowledge and could change themselves into people who could fit into contemporary society’s trends. Hence, I believe people should learn about life by undergoing personal experience. In conclusion, I obviously believe that beat way to get knowledge about life is through personal experience. However, people should know that if they hear advice from their friends and families, it will be much more beneficial and efficient. |