Sunday, March 10, 2013

What is Beauty?


I think most people in today’s society see the “beautiful” as describing about physical appearances. I think it has to relate to the recent viewpoints of how people view each other. People often rely on first and the exterior appearance of others to judge what kind of people they are. For me, I think the term beautiful can be used to describe both the physical appearance and the nature of people. A person can still be beautiful even without a beautiful appearance. A person can have a beautiful nature that is kind and sincere. Beauty can have many aspects. As long as that characteristic please people and make them happy, it can be counted as beauty. Some characteristics are a kind nature, truth, or sincerity. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

How Can Guilt Enslave Us?


Something I have been very guilty of is when I accidently told others a secret that I was told not to tell. At first I felt very nervous and tried to conceal the fact that I have spilled my friend’s secret. I even told the person I spilled the secret to keep the secret. Days after I spilled the secret, I could not talk with her freely or normally. I felt so guilty. I also felt very uneasy everyday every time I thought of what I have done. However, if a secret was spilled, it always has ways to spread around quickly. Soon, my friend knew that I spilled the secret and came to confront with me. I felt so guilty that I almost cried and immediately apologized to her. We made up after that. After this incident, I learned that guilt can motivate you to do things that you do not have the courage to do. It can make you feel very depressed and melancholic every day until the problem is solved.