There has been a controversy surrounding the
issue of lessons in life. Many people, nowadays, have a tendency to believe
that the most important thing people learn is from their families. However, in
the contemporary society, they are able to learn more things from outdoor
activities and the Internet.
First of all, people learn many important
lessons such as responsibility and obligation from outdoor activities. It is
commonly observed that many team sports, such as baseball, basketball, and
soccer, require obligation such as abiding by rules, managing their schedules
wisely, and cooperating with others. Through the consequences that arise from
their negligent actions, they learn the importance of obligation. For instance,
my younger sister used to be lazy and selfish no matter how much my parents and
I tried to convince her not to be so. Surprisingly, she has changed little by
little after she joined a netball team and realized that her laziness could
negatively affect everyone. Naturally, she became punctual, played her part
well, and even encouraged others who seemed to be goofing around. She learned
the hard way to become more responsible and tactful with others. In this
respect, she learned the importance of responsibility while playing sports. On
the other hand, such lessons can rarely be taught by families.
Furthermore, it has become much easier to find
information making use of the online facilities. This means, in other words,
the Internet has a wealth of quick facts and informative sources for people to
become backed up with a wider range of knowledge necessary for making firm
decisions in their lives. Previously, people would have to be satisfied with
the limited amount of information they hear from their families. Thanks to the
Internet, however, they have access to a virtually unlimited amount of
information in which some of it is more useful in their lives than what their
families have taught them. For example, in the light of a recent tendency, most
young generation gathers information from social network services such as
Facebook and YouTube rather than from their parents and siblings. They share a
variety of data through the effective use of those services. This eventually
provides them with the platform for dialogue and helps them learn novel
knowledge from the Internet. Today, the Internet increases the amount of
information available to people and promotes profitable data. Thus, there is no
reason for them to rely on their families anymore since there are useful
facilities for them to easily find information online.
In conclusion, I firmly
believe that the lessons taught by the Internet and group activities far
outweigh those taught by families. All in all, people have to actively look for
information online by themselves and take part in team sports in order to learn
things that will last for their lifetime.