He Haiyun Sea
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If you ask me about
my definition of success, I may be speechless for a while. There are several
people’s usual answers to this question: an ideal career, a happy family, a
sweet lover or lots of money? However, it is hard for me to make a decision
among these choices because they are too specific to me now. If I have to give
an answer to this question, I can only give you an abstract idea, that is, live
a simple life without regret.
How to live a life
without regret? My principle of life is to follow my heart. I was a pretty idealistic
person in my childhood. I wanted to be a famous person in the world, such as a
pop singer, a painter or a writer because I enjoyed arts. At that time, success
meant I could do what I wanted. Later on, the reality gradually made me become
a more practical person who had to make some compromise. When I chose a major
of university, I did not take creative media into consideration because I
realized how difficult and hard to be a famous artist. Actually, my father
wanted me to choose a major related to business because it seemed easy to find
a stable job. Yet, I refused to do so because I clearly knew that I hated
business and I could not succeed in this field without interest. Ultimately, I
chose media and communication, which was also my interest, but I was not sure
whether it would be my future career. Could anyone say that I would not like
business in ten years?
On the road to my success, the key points are defining
small goals in different stages and achieving them steps by steps. First, it is
necessary to have a goal in mind, such as getting a higher grade next semester.
Only do I have a clear aim in my mind can I know my direction. Besides this,
working hard is likewise of great significance to success, especially for
people like me, who are without perseverance. If I try my best, no matter what
the result may be, I feel no regrets. Therefore, I can say that I am
successful.
I forgot the minimum number of the essays I have to comment, anyway I just do a second one and this sentence is just for accumulating more words. (If you want to punch me, please avoid my face.)
回复删除To this article, I really appreciate the author’s idea of “live a simple life without regret”.
It’s abstract, but easy to understand.
However, hard to be approached.
My life is full of regrets during the past 20 years. “What if…?” is the most common sentence patter I asked myself every day, such as “what if I didn’t come to Hong Kong” “what if I haven’t choose Creative Media as my major” “what is I chose that blueberry cheesecake instead of this unsavory cookie?!”,etc….Oh maybe that’s not “regret” in its proper sense.
I often trapped myself in the vicious cycle of regretting for past, ignoring present, and worry for future. Well that is really the worst living situation huh?
But most of the time I will suddenly became extremely optimistic after anxiety. “Whatever! Who cares! Everything will be okay! Go to bed yeah!”
——Well anyway, I am a casual person in general. May be sometimes too casual XD.
I agree with Sea on her view on what makes a person "successful". To me, success means the happiness I feel from within my heart when I have accomplished something that I have yearned for a long time. If you had chosen to study business perhaps you would have been "successful" in the eyes of society if you earned lots of money, but I am sure that the happiness you would feel would be nothing compared to what it could have been had the same achievement been earnt in the arts field, even if the achievement in the arts field was minor in comparison. Persevere Sea! One day I'm sure your parents will support you and see that you have chosen the path that suits you the most because you are happy, which is all that matters
回复删除It is good to have a step-by-step road to success. I also want a simple life without regret as you. The only thing we can do is to have better preparation and grab the chance when it comes. I am also studying the Media and Communication. We are lucky to study for what we want. Many people don't have the choice. Good luck to you and myself:)
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