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Assignment:Isitimportanttoquestiontheideasanddecisionsofpeopleinpositionsofauthority?Aristotlesaystohisteacher,“Platoisdeartome,butdearerisstilltruthM,indicatinghisdeterminationtochasefortruthratherthantoreadilybelieveintheideasofpeopleinpositionsofauthority.Withthedevelopmentofoursociety,peopledideasarechangingrapidlyinordertoadapttothenewsocietywheretheconventionsmaybeout-of-date.Thus,thecouragetoquestionwhattheauthoritythinksplaysavitalroleinthisrapidlychangingsociety^makingourlifemorecolorfulaswellasbroadeningourhorizons.Inartfield,thedevelopmentofModernArtisaprocessofrejectingtraditionsandbuildingupthemovementsdistinctivemanifesto.MonetandSeurat,twogreatartists,createdImpressionismwhichmarkedthebeginningofModernArtrevolution.RespondingtotheIndustrialRevolution,Moneyspaintings,notusinglinearperspectiveorcorrectshadingswhicharethetwobasicelementsinAcademicArtprinciplecreatedbyartistssuchasdaVinciandRaphaelinRenaissance^focusoncapturingthemomentaryfeelingofimagesinordertoevoketheviewers5feelingofthefast-paceofmodernization.ThesamewithMonet,SeuratusedPointillism^whichisusingsmalldotstocreateuniqueopticalsensationsforviewers,inordertoshowthescientificandrationalqualityofartbecauseatthattimealotofscientistswereinterestedintheprincipleoflight.Learningfromtraditions^thesetwoinnovativeartistscreatednewworldofart,givingthelaterartistshopethatthereweregreatspacetoexploreinmodernartfield,provingmoreaestheticvaluesandenjoymentforviewers.Additionaltotheinnovationofart,thegroundbreakingprogressesinsciencearealwaysresultedingreatscientists^creativeimaginationsandmeticulousverificationWhenthechemicalfieldofOrganicChemistrycreated,hundredsofscientistsweredoingresearchinfindingoutthestructureofbenzene.Thinkingaboutthisquestiondayinanddayout,onenighttheGermanchemist—Kekulefinallydreamedthatthestructureofbenzenewasaringwhichwascompletelydifferentfromotherfamousscientistswhothoughtthatthestructureshouldbealine^assameasthestructuresofotherorganics.However^notafraidtofightagainstthenorm,Kekulebelievedinwhathedreamedanddidthousandsofexperimentstoprovehishypothesis.Aftermanyyears5persistentefforts,Kekuleverifiedhisseeminglyunrealisticassumption^becomingoneofthegreatestrevolutionaryscientistsinscientifichistory.Thissignificantfindingacceleratesthedevelopmentofchemistryandbringsmoreconvenienceforeverydaylife.Hadnottheseiconoclastsbrokendowntheconventionsofauthority,ourlifewouldnotbeascolorfulandconvenientasnow.Itisavaluablepersonality,encouragedinbothpastandfuture,thatweshouldquestioningpeopleinchargeinordertoformnewideasanddecisionstomakeourlifebetter.Docloseddoorsmakeuscreative?
Anoldsayingsays"whengodclosesadoor,hemusthaveopenedawindow”,infact,Whenfacingacloseddoor,peopleoftenfindthemselvesmoremotivated;behaviorslikefindingawindowusuallyoccurbecauseofhumancreativities^insteadofgod,smasterpiece^Inaclosed:desperate,dismaycondition,humanevokeshissolutionofthewayout.In1945,thenewlybornchina,afterexperiencingfewbitter,humiliatedandpoordecadesofwarsandunjustifiedcontracts,hadshownaprolificcreativity.Thegovernment,inthehopeofexplodingeconomicgrowth^triedmanywaysoftransformingChina"spolicies;atfirsttheytriedtobecommunization,urgingeveryonetoworkatbestwithoutaskingforpayingbackbecausethegovernmentwillnurtureeveryone.Howeverthisplanfailbecausepeople,asnomotivationatall,alsoneednottoworkhard,thoughthatnomatterhowwelltheydo,theyhavenoextrapayment.Afterthefailingofthisplan,Chinesegovernmentthoughtofanewmove,whichwasthegreatleap;InsuchcaseChinesegovernmentgotsomethingthatseemspromotingbutinfactdisobeyingtheeconomicgrowthpattern.Peopleputtheirfood,products,andland,tryingtoachievethe“annuallydoubleproduction^toshowhowgreatresultstheyhavegotButthisisnottheendofscourgebecausesoontheydiscoveredthatthegreatresultswereallsurfaceworking.Actuallypublic^lifehasneverbeenbetterSochinakeptthinking,theybelieve,inthisdoor-closedroom,theywouldfindsomesolution.Besides,theystillhadcreativity.Thentheculturerevolutionstartedin1966;peoplestartedtoblindlyblameeducatedpeople,merchants,andland・owners.Thecrazyactionlastfortenyears,endingwiththedeathofMao>Ultimatelyausefulsolutioncameout-thereformandopening-uppolicyin1978.Thegovernmentannouncedthatthegovernmentwouldhelppartofchinatogroweconomicbydramaticincreasingofexportandimport,andthenthesewealthdistrictswouldleadwholechinatoaneconomicgrowth.Timeprovesthissolutiontobepositive,aschinanowhasgainedsomepleasingandsubstantialoutcome,suchastherapidgrowthofShangHai,GuangZhou^andShenZhen>Anotherpersonwhostimulateshiscreativityinsideclosed・doorisLudwigvanBeethoven,themostsuccessfulmusiccomposerin18thcenturies.Heexperiencedabigheavydifficultyformusicians-thedeaf.Hestartedtolosehearingin1801,whenhewasonly31,andhecompletelylosthearingin1819,whenhewas49.Howeverhehadexhibitedalastingeffortonmusiccreation;thedeafdidnotstiflehiscreativitybutfostereditAfterhisdeaf,hecompleted9symphonies,5pianoconcertos;andthemostfamousone・theninthsymphony,wasdonejustbeforehisdeathbutlongafterhisdeaf.Inhislife,doorshadalwaysbeenclosed,hisfatherdidnotpaymuchattentiononhistalentbutdependedmuchonhistalentshowformoney;hisfamilydisapprovedhismusicjourneytoVienna;hefailedonlovewithacharminggirl;hedidnotgetthenamehedeservedbecauseofhisintractabledisposition.Howeverthesehardsituationsmadehimasuccessfulman,ashisimmensecreativitywasderivefromhisagony.Beethovensucceededasamusicianduetohisgreatcompositionbuthealsohadhitseveraltimeson
thelockeddoorwhichwasclosedforhimbutwasexhilaranttohim.Inacloseddoorpeopleoftentendtofindwayout;bythisfindingtheirinnercreativitiesarearoused,andpeoplewillbenefitsfromthissealedsituation.Creativemenmusthaveovercometheharshproblemsthatleadtotheircreativities;weallgetinnovativenessfromthisclosed・dooiDocircumstancesdeterminewhetherweshouldtellthetruth?Lookingthroughtherealmsofartandliteracy,wecaneasilyfindcasesteachingustheessenceoftheoldsaying—“Honestyisthebestpolicy”.Underthesehistoricalpraises,honestyseemsreallybecomethegoldenruleinanycircumstances.However,lifeexperiencesdoteachusthatsometimestheeffectofagoodliecanoffsetthatofatruth.Thus,Ibelievethatratherthanbeingblindlyhonest,oneshouldalwaysbeobservantaboutthecircumstancesbeforeheorshemakesthemove.Whenthelong-termbenefitsoftellingatruthappearstooutweighthoseoftellingalying,itiswisetoupholdone"sintegrityandrevealthetruth.FromthehistoryofWorldWarI,wefindacompellingcasetosupportthispoint.InWorldWarI,therigidcensorshipinBritainbecamethemainhindranceofcommunicationbetweensoldiersandtheirfamilies.Infact,allthemailsfromthefrontlineofthewarhadtobefilteredbythemilitaryofficials,andonlycouldthosemailsnotmentioningthenegativesideofthemilitarylivesbeactuallysentout.Atthesametime,thelocalmediaalsoshamelesslyfilledtheirnewswithfancifulandcheerfulwords,describingthepoorlivingconditionsofthesoldiers.Unconsciousofgovernmentcensorshipandmediatricks,theBritishpeoplesupportedtocontinuethewarforthe“promisingvictory”.However,thegovernmentandthemediasoonrealizedthehugepricetheyhadtopayforitslies.InthenotoriousbattleoftheSomme,theBritishArmyhadnearly60^000casualties,thelargestnumberinanysingledayinthearmy"shistory.Besidesthisbattle,allthesubsequentbattlesandskirmishesindicatedBritainArmy^sinescapabledestinyoflosingthewanItwasimaginablethattheBritishpeoplecouldhaveprotestedagainsttheBritishgovernmentsdecisionsandpersuadedittowithdrawfromthewariftheBritishpeoplewerenotdeceivedwithinaccurateinformation.Nevertheless,theBritishgovernmentandthemedialiedtotheirpeoplewithoutanyconsiderationofthecircumstancesatthattimeandhistorytellsusthattheyhadtopaythepriceofdishonesty.Ontheotherhand,sometimeslyingnotonlycanbejustified,butalsocanhelpothersoutofdifficulties.Here,theUtrueBritishHerovMr.FoleyisanexcellentexampletoillustratemypointWorkingasapassportcontrolofficerinBerlininthe1930s,Frank
FoleywasactuallyBritishtopspyinGermany.Hedeliberatelyinterpretedtherulesonvisasloosely,enablingJewstofleetoothercountries>Atthesametime,heoftendeceivedhissuperiors,showingthemfalseinformationoftheJews.HistoriansestimatedthatFoleyhadusedhispositiontosavearound60,000livesoftheJewishpeople.Undeniably^hisliestrulyservealoftypurpose—toprotectinnocentpeoplefromNazimscrueldeed-Thisisallbecausehepromptlyanalyzedthecircumstancethathewasinandthenmadetheaccordingdecision.Ifhekeptobliviousofthecircumstanceandstubbornlyupholdhishonesty,hisactioncouldhaveonlyexacerbatedthesavageactoftheNazis.Toconclude,upholdingonc,shonestymaynotalwaysbeagoodchoiceifthehonestydoesnotbaseonthecircumstances.Similarly,tellingalieisnotalwaysblamable.Thebestdecisionwillonlybemadeafteronethoroughlyanalyzethesituationthatheorsheisin.Qn:Whatisyouropinionoftheclaimthatmakingabaddecisionissometimesbeterthanmakingnodecisionatall?Decision-makingisanindispensibleprocessofourlives.Undoubtedly,weencounterthisprocessplentyoftimeeveryday.However,whentheconsequenceofadecisionturnsouttobelessidealisticortobeacompletefiasco,onealwaystendstolamentforthebaddecisionheorshemade.Someoneevenclaimsthatitwasbetterifthatdecisionwasnotmade.However,inmyopinion,makingadecisionforthesubjectmatterconcernedwillalwaysbeawiseaction.Regardlessoftheconsequence,thisprocesswillalwaysofferthedecisionmakerstotestifythefeasibilityoftheirdecision.Eveniftheoutcomeisunfavorable^peoplecanalwayslearnalessontopreventtheoutcomefromhappeningagain.Andsurprisingly,some“bad”decisionscanbewiseandcontributiveinthelongrun.Asweallknow,theWorldWarIIisoneofthebloodiestchaptersofthehumans^history.Duringthewar,somedecisionsweremadewhichwereregardedasbadatthattime,butlattertheybecamethemostpotentdrivingforcetoendthisglobalnightmare.Oneofthemwillbetheusageofatomicbomb.On11July,theAlliedleadersmetinGermany.TheyconfirmedearlieragreementsaboutGermany,andreiteratedthedemandforunconditionalsurrenderofallJapaneseforcesbyJapan.WhenJapancontinuedtorejectthePotsdamterms,theUnitedStatesdroppedatomicbombsontheJapanesecitiesofHiroshimaandNagasakiinearlyAugustTheresultswerecatastrophic—thefirstbomb,the“LittleBoy”causeddeathsofapproximate160^000peopleandthesecond,the“FatMan,:39,000deaths,25,000injuriesandprolongedradiationillnessesamongthesurvivals.Ifweconsideredthiscasefromthehumanitarianpointofview,thedecisionofusingnuclearweaponbytheU.S.Aisunarguablybadsinceitledtoindiscriminatekillingsofanasronimicalnumberofpeople.However,itisalsoundeniablethatthetwobombsgreatlyacceleratedtheendingofthewar,savingmillionsofthelivesofthesoldiersandinnocentcitizens.HadtheU.S.Anotmadethis"ba(Tdecision,theworldwouldhavetoendureamuchlongertimebeforetherestorationof
globalpeace>Fromanotherpointofview,wecanseethatthisbaddecisionisworthytomakebecauseitgivesthewholeworldaninvaluableandextremelyimportantlessonondealingwithnucleartechnology.Beforethelaunchingof“LittleBoy”and"FatMan",perhapsevenRobertOppenheimer,thefatherofatomicbomb,hadadearpictureabouttheextentofdestructionthatthebombmightincur.AfterWWII,everyoneintheworldrealizedthepotentialdamagethatthe"simple,splitofatomswouldleadto.Ifthistechnologyisleftungoverned,theworldwillpossiblyonceagainfallintothebottomlessabyssofwar.Luckily,theWWIIhasgiventhehumanityapromptlessonandtremendousefforthasbeenputintheworkofnuclearnon・proliferation^OnegoodexamplewillbetheNuclearNon-ProliferationTreatysignedin1970.Tillnow,thereare189statestothetreaty.Thus,tosaythedecisionofdroppingtwonuclearbombsbadiscertainlymyopic.Itgavethewholeworldasonorouswakeupcallthatthethreatofmassivedestructionweaponsisimminentandthedestructionisirrevocable,sothatpreventiveeffortisrequiredtokeepsimilardisastersfromhappeningagain.Toconclude,althoughsomedecisionsmayappeartobebadatthefirstsight,theymaylaterbecomeextremelycontributive.Furthermore,wecanacquireinvaluableexperiencethroughthebaddecision-makings^whichprovestobeeducativetothefuturegenerations^Assignment:Isusinghumorthebestwaytoapproachdifficultsituationsandproblems?Currentlythereisadeep-seatedbeliefthatthebestsolutiontocomplicatedquestionsinsocietyistousehumor.Admittedly,amajorityofpeoplemaybenefitfromthismethod,bylaughingatunsatisfyingsituations^surroundingthemselveswithhumorousatmosphere^andevenclaimingthatthehealthybenefitofhumor.However,Imyselfdonotfullysubscribetosuchideas,doubtingtheproblemtacklingandbodilyregulatingofhumor.Tobeginwith,althoughhumorisfrequentlyusedtodealwithdiplomaticaffairs,itisbutamaskconcealingthetruepurposesbehind.Ifweputtoomuchemphasisonhumor,thesuperficialmisguidingexpression,wewillomitsomethingelsemoresignificant:wisdomandcriticalthinking.Consider,forexample,theSovietstatesmanandpremierKhrushchevoncecomplimentedDengXiaoping,thegreatleaderofChina,asthe"GiantintheEastn.ObservingKhrushchev"shumorousface,Dengshrewdlyrealizedthewordsofpraisewereanallusion,satirizingthatDengwasshortAtthisdefiningmoment,didDengjusthumorouslyresponded,HYes>Thankyouverymuch:,hisowndignitywouldbedisparaged,andeventhefigureofChinaderogated.Nevertheless,itwasthissophisticatedChinesediplomatthatgaveKhrushchevthedoseofhisownmedicine,labelingKhrushchevasthe"BeaconintheWest",mockingKhrushchev"sbaldheadwithtruewisdombeneaththemaskofhumor.Inaddition,inkey
negotiations^suchmaskofhumorisevenunnecessary.In1982,whenDengXiaopingtalkedtotheIronLady,MargaretHildaThatcher,theprimeministerofBritain,heexhibitedhisstrongpersistenceanddoggeddeterminationontheHongKongproblem,sparingnoconcession.TheconsequentreturnofHongKongaswellasitsrapiddevelopmentillustratethatthinkingcriticallyanddoingpracticallyaremuchbetterwaysthanjustusinghumor.AnotherexplanationthatIcontradictistheso-calledhealthbenefitofhumor.Asamatteroffact,humormaydogoodtothemusclesandthebloodflowsinthefaceofsomebodywholaughsfrequently.However,onecannotsimplydeducethathumoralsobenefitsourmentalhealth.Noticethatwhathumorouspeoplelaughatareusually,ifnotalways,thingsthatarenotfunnyatall,evenannoying.Thiscourseofactionisequivalenttoquietlyandunconsciouslysuppressingtheunsatisfyingfacts.AccordingtoSigmundFreud,aprestigiouspsychoanalyst,humanbeingsareHsteamengines9rhetoricallybutfactually.Inotherwords,thereisapotentialharmofunpredictableoutburstcausedbythesuppressedfeelings.Imyselfisavividandself-evidentexample.Havingfailedinthecomputercontest^theastronomycompetition^thesingingfestival,Ihumorouslyconsoledmyself,"NobodyhasthechancetofailsomanytimesasIdo.H,butlaterIdiscoveredmytendencyofdiffidenceandmelancholia,withphenomenonsuchasbadtemperandinsomnia.ItwasafterlearningreasonablewaysofhangingoutthatIregainedcourageandenthusiasm.Insum,humorisefficacioustoacertainextent,butnexttoimpossibleasthebestapproach.WhatIhavelearnedisthatinworkingandlivingsweshouldnottootightlyembracethehumor,adeficientmasquerade.Also,inthelifetimeself-perfecting^weshouldnothesitatetoimproveourwisdomandraiseourmorale.Assignment:Dosmalldecisionsoftenhavemajorconsequences?Onlythroughstepbystepcananindividualreachhisorherdestinationwhichisthousandsofkilometersaway.Onlybyvariousriversflowingtoasamedirectioncanavastanddeepoceanform.Thatistosay,likefootstepsandrivers,smalldecisionstendtobecomelargerandmoreinfluentialaslongastheconditionsareready,otherwiseremainingdespicablethings.Themostimportantelementforsuchtransformationistheaccumulation^Consider,forexample,bycombiningconcreteplansandsmalldecisions,onecanacquiremoreabstractknowledgeoraccomplishmorechallengingtasks.Inotherwords,onecanneverhaveagoodcommandofcalculusbeforeheorshedeterminestointegratealgebra,geometry^functionsandotherfundamentalmathematicalstudies;norcanheorshewriteapieceofsymphonyuntilthegatheringofideasofnotes,chords,melodiesanddifferentmusicalinstruments.Inaddition,inthehistory,hallmarkeventsusually,ifnotalways^sprungoutfromtheamassmentofsmalldecisions*Rightbeforethe1929GreatDepression,turbulencetookplaceintheBankoftheUS,whosebankruptcysignifiedthe
beginningoftheeconomicrecession.Asamatteroffact,itwasanunidentifiedmanwhoserequestofwithdrawinghissharefromthebankwasrejectedbytheclerksthatseditiouslyappealedtomoreandmorepeopletodecidetowithdrawtheirownmoneyandtoaccuseagainsttheBankoftheUS>Hadn"ttherebeentheaccumulationofeachperson"sownsmalldecision,thefuseoftheconflictwouldnotbeeventuallylitup.Anotherfactorthatcontributestotheenlargingofsmalldecisionsiscertainmeansandmedia.Falseinformationspreadsininterpersonalcommunicationbeforeitbecomesrumorsoreventriggerspanic.Warfarecanbeagitatedbyliterature,forinstance,theCivilWarstarted,accordingtoAbrahamLincoln,largelyowingtothepopularityofthebookaboutabolition,UncleTom"sCabin.Nowadays,Internetplaysanindispensableroleintheextendingofinfluence.Consider,forinstance,oneoftherecentmostpopularsingers,JustinBieberJustsevenmonthsolderthanme,hasalreadyattendedbothAmericanIdolandSaturdayNightLive,sungattheWhiteHouse:hadmorethan2.7millionalbumssold,andimpressedteenagersovertheworldwithhisprincelyvoiceandfigure.Hewouldhavebeenasordinaryasmerightnow,hadn"thistalentbeendiscoveredbyUsher,anotherpopsinger,fromwhomBieberreceivedguidance,andfocusedbyothermusicloversontheInternetItwasBieber"smotherthatdecidedtouploadhisvideosofasmallsingingcompetitiontoYouTube,wherehundreds,thousands,andthenmillionsofpeopletunedin-ThiswasthebeginningofBiebersragingon,butdidhejuststopthere?Apparentlynot.FurtherusingInternetasatoolofcharity,BiebertransformedhisowndespicablestrengthtoawidespreadconcernandinspirationforpeoplesufferingfromAIDS.Insum,smalldecisionswouldgiverisetomajorconsequencesconditionally.Suchtransformationisresultedfromcumulativeandcirculativeefforts-Inotherwords,ifwedonotwantnegativethingshappeningintheGreatDepressiontoreappear^weshouldnotignoretheaccumulationofsmalldecisions.IfwearekeentobecomesuccessfulpeopleasJustinBieberis,vvecannothelpbutattachmoreimportancetoeveryordinarystepsinourlife>topic:Isthewaysomethingseemstobenotalwaysthesameasitactuallyis?Anintrepidandresponsiblemilitaryleaderwhohasexperiencedaplethoraofbattlesisfullofcompunctionininabilitytosavehissoldiersinacontingency^butasaresultofhisstayingtaciturnandconcealingthefeeling,hewasregardedasacallousandselfishmanaswelldistrustedbyhisteamnumbers.Butfinallyjiemovedhiscompanionswiththededicationandletthemknowwhattheysawisnottruth.That"stheplotofthemovie"BattleLosAngeles,andaswhatilearnfromthestoryoftheprotagonist,thereisalwaysadiscrepancybetweenthethingwewitnessandthethingthatitactuallyis.AccordingtothesayingnStyleJikesheersilk^toooftenhidestheeczemanwrittenbyFrenchnovelistessayistanddramatistAlbertCamusjnsomecases^oureyesmayplayatrickonus-Aninstancewhichcouldproperlyauthenticatethisviewpointistheoverspreadadvertisement.It"suniversallyacknowledgedthatmostcommoditiesarenotasadequateasthepromotionalleges.Soeverytimewechoosethethingwewant^vvewillfacedilemmaofthe
disorientingandillusiveflysheets.Furthermore,peopledcamouflagemightcausediscordbetweenourpersonalperceptionandthereality.Actually,wehavetowearveilsinsomeoccasionstobehaveourselves.Aprincesshadsaid:"Gentlemanisjusttheonewhoadroitlydisguisesmost:Toillustrate.thereisnothingbetterthaneuphemism.Abooknamednheisjustnotthatintoyounhasmadeprofoundanatomyofmales1psychologyandthoroughlynegatedfemales1self-deceivingview.Optimismcredohasmadedisenchantmentofwomenbelatedsothatmostofthemcan"tfigureouttheexcusessuchasttitmbusyn/fyouaresobrilliantthatican"tmatchyouHHihaven"tgetreadynarejustthecircumlocutionwhichevidentlymeans"he"sjustnotintoyou".Therefor^evenyouhearthethin爲youcanmistakeitbecauseitessentiallyisn"tthewayitseemstobe.However)can"tdisavowthattherealsoexistthingssimplynotduplicitous.Forexamplejovebetweenparentsandkids.Theydochoreforyou,sendyoutoschool,consoleyouwhenyouareupset^standonyourgroundfornoreason^bolsteryoutoachieveyourdreamandwaitforyoutocomehomeuntil3o"clockam,theyareparents^theonlypeopleinthisworldwhodoeverythingforyoujustbecausetheylovethewayyouare.Todrawaconclusion^mostthingsisnotthesamewayasitseemstobe.AsWilliamShakespearesaidntheseemingtruthwhichcunningtimesputontoentrapthewisest.11Thus^distinguishingthetruthandthecounterfeitcanbeanarduousjob.Butinanotherhand^donotalwaystryhardtoseparatetheexteriorandtheinterior,oryouwillbeoverskepticalandmakeeverythingcomplex.isitabsolutelynecessaryforpeopletolearncreativeart?Educationwiththerightorientationislikeabeaconinone^slifebecauseofitsguidanceandenlightenment;whereas,educationwitherroneousorientationwillonlymislead.Moreandmoreschoolsarecuttingthose“subordinate”courseslikeart,musicandphysicaleducation,inwhichcasethestudentsareexpectedtopaytheirmajorattentiononmore“importantanduseful”subjectslikemathjanguageandscience.Butartisnotastumblingstonethatpreventsusfromachievingmore.Arthaslongbeenthewayofexpression,whatismore,itcanevenembodythespiritofthetime.NewartsformsandartisticmethodswerecreatedduringRenaissancebythoseartist,likeRaphael5Michelangelo^whowereinfluencedbytherenaissanceideasofcreativityandcuriosity.Thoseartists,whosecreationswerenolongerassociatedsolelywithreligion^conveyedtotheworldtheideaofcreatingandexploring.Theyhavemadethetime.Theeffulgenceachievementofmankindisnotseparablefromtheseartistswhousedarttoilluminatethetruthofworld.Yet,noteveryonewholearnartcanbegreatartist,butitiswhatonecanderivefromtheprocessofcreatingpatternsandcoloreffectsthatreallycounts,whichistherealorientationofthestudyofart.Michelangelo^irrefutablyacknowledgedasoneofthegreatestartists,derivedjoy,courageandconfidencefromhisverypursuitoftheperfectionofart,eveninthetimeofhardlife.Withthesamecourageandjoy,Beethovenledhislifepersistentlyinbeliefofhopeandmorality^claiminghisdeterminationinfaceofdeafand
hardlife:”1wanttoseizefatebythroat”.Frommypersonalpointofview,artalsogivepeoplehappiness,enthusiasmandcreativity,whichwillbeofgreatusewhenappliedineveryaspectsofstudyandlife.Theretrenchmentpolicyintherequirementofartstudymirrorsthenewtrendofeducating.Someeducatorsareoftheopinionthatthemajortaskforastudentistoscoringhighlyinthoseexams^whichwillbeinstrumentalwhenapplyingtoanuniversityorapplyingforajob.Thus,exarientededucationismoreandmorepervasive.Thetruthis,thestudentsareenforcedtostudyhardunderthiseducationsysteminthehopeofgettingawaywithitassoonaspossible.Notonlythestudentswhoareinterestedinart,butalsootherstudents,arebecomingwearyofsuchinsipidstudy.Thefurtherconsequencewillbeeasilyforeseen:studentswillforgetwhytheylearn.Theanswertothisquestionseemstobeclear.Irrefutably,thestudyofcreativeartdoesnotcontradictwithsubjectslikemathandscience,norisitsubordinate.Artshouldbeconsideredessentialinone^seducation,forthespiritofwhichisvitalinthecompositionofone,smerit.Thisismyfirsttimetowritesthbeyondmyability9andfriends!youcanhelpmealot!Istherealwasysanotherexplantionoranotherpointofview?Questionsaremunificentfortheyaredividedintotwocategories,theyes&noquestionandthephilosophyexplainingquestion.Fortheformertypeofquestions,therightanswerisundernoexceptionthecommontruth,buthadthequestiontobecocernedwiththeinnermechanics,peopleshouldprovidetheiransweraftertheirbrainstorm.Likeanhighorderedequationhasseveraldifferentroots,anotherexplantionforquestionsinreallifemustbeveiledsomewhere.Therefore,Iamconvincedthatanotherexplainationalwaysexists.Inthedevelopmentofphysics,therehasbeenadebateabouttheunknownsubstancethelightTheparticletheoryin1675givenbyPierreGassendiwaspopularamongthescholarsintheearlyage.Itflawlesslyexplainedtheconnectionbetweenlightandmatter.Butthiswaserethediscoveryofwavetheory.In167&proposedbyChristiaanHuygence,thewavetheorygainedamuchhigherprestigeanditwasprovedbythetwo-clitdiffractionexperimentbyThomasYoung4yearslater.Butafteraclearrecognitingtheenigmaticnatureoflight,scientistsfoundthatneitherofthesetwotheorycandemonstratethisintricatequestionexplicitlyfortheyarelikethepoiseofthescale,alltendtoprovetheirtheory,notconcerningtheequilibrium^Finally,thedualityoflightsconcludedtheboththeories.Light,theabigailoftheomnipotent,hasproventhatthereisalwaysanotherexplaination^Despitetheharangueinthefieldofphysics,humanbeingsalsotendtobafflethemselveswiththeso-calledbest-solution.InatestfortheemployeesintheBankofChina,themanageraskedtheemployeestocomeoutwithanideaabouthowtoeradicatetheeconomicfinancialcrisis.Inthattest,onlytwopeoplegotthehighestscore.Butwhentheofthecrewwenttocheckouttheiranswers,itturnedoutthattheytooktotallydifferent
standsaboutthecrisis,andonedirectlymadeapoignantcondemnationofthecapitalisticcountriesfortheirimpotenceincontrolingthestockmarketandbankingprojects.Anothersuggestedtokeeponthedevelopingofmarket,ratherthandisturbingitorrestrictingit.Bothsolutionswerecalledthebest.Weknowwecanalwaysmakedifferentexplanations.FromallaspectsIhaveconcerned,anexplainationdosenothavetobecorrect,fortheuniverseisstillinitsinfancy,andeverylifeisentitledtoitsuniqueness.Humansarejustasinglemoteinthemothernature,andtheycannotdefinewhetheranexplainationiscorrectorwrong.Soeveryobject,dispiteitsinferiority^deservestobepartofthecirculation*Therefore,Ibelieveanotherexplainationneverdies.cansuccessbedisastrous?Rooseveltsaying:“Aminute"ssuccesspaysthefailureofyears"Thedefinitionof“Success”canbeimmenselydifferentifitisconsideredfromdifferentperspectives.Whenpeopleacquiretheso-called“achievement”attheexpenseofsacrificingotherfactors,theoutcomecanbedisastrous.Thus,Iholdthetruthforself-evidencethatsuccesscanbeadoubt-edgesword.Successcansparkpeopletovictory,butsuccessisstillapainfulthing.Forexample,attemptingtoreconcilethecontradictionbetweendecidingtodedicatetotheentirenationanddecidingtobenefitthemselves,politicianswhochoosetofocusoneitherofthemwouldproduceboth“success”and"failure”relatively.FranklinRoosevelt,32ndpresidentoftheUnitedStates,madeaccomplishmentinhispoliticalcareerbutfailedinhislife.HewasincumbentduringtwoofthemostseriouscriesencounteredbyAmerica,theGreatDepressionandtheWorldWarII.Hesetupthedomesticprogram^knownasNewDeal,tofacilitatethecountryrecoveredfromtheeconomiccrises.Besides,hewasalsoawell-knownwar-timeleaderthathelpedthecountrywontheWorldWarILWhileRooseveltreachedthepinnacleofhiscareer,hepaidaheavypriceforthisdecision.Personaltragedystuckhimin192Lhewasdiagnosedaspoliomyelitisduetooverwork.Insteadofchoosingtoretireandwentbacktohishometown,Rooseveltthrewhimselfintohisjobinzealandinsistedonreturningtowork;however^hemighthadrecoveredfromthediseasehadhechoosetostayinthehospitaLNeedlesstosay,Rooseveltsuccessinhiscareerpursuit,buthisachievementwasalsodisastroussincehehadtostayonthewheelchairontherestofhislife.Thedevelopmentofthetechnologieshasmadetheentireworldcomeintoprosperous;however,theeliminationofold-fashionmattershasbecometheby-productinthisepoch.Thoughthedigitalworlddoeshavenumerousofferstoeveryindividual,therehavebeensomedownsidescoupledwiththis“by-product”,whichcanbeconsideredasdisastrous.Newspaper,forexample,hasbeendramaticallyimpactedbyourmodernworld.Therewasatimepeopleweredelightedtopayfewmoneytohaveweeklypaperdeliveredtotheirveryowndoor;however,whencomputer,thegroundbreakinginventionwhichcansupplantnewspaper,hasjump-startedtheinformationageandbeembracedbymanypeople,ithaveposedthreatstonewspaperandotherpublicationcompanywhich
havesufferedtremendously.Manyon-again9off-againcompanieshadtoshuttheirfacilitiesbecauseofthepaucityofrevenuecomingin.Newspaperhasfallenintodisuse,whichdisappointedmanypeoplesorely.Thesuccessofnewinventionischeerful,butisn,tthatdisastroustowitnessthevanishingofatraditionalmatter?Allinall,vvecanclearlyconcludethatvictorycangeneratedisastrousoutcome.Theprocessofachievingsuccesscanbedeleteriouswhenconsideredfromdifferentviewpoint.Itisthetriumphwemadethatcanproducegoodoutcome,butwealwayshavetofrownuponthenegativeconsequencethatsuccesscreated.