Are People's Lives The Result Of The Choices They Make Analysis
Topic: Are people’s lives the result of the choices they make?
“Our destiny is not written for us, but by us” – I still remember this legendary catchphrase used in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008, a period of time in which America was left in a debris of terrorism and economic crisis after Bush’s regime. The catchphrase eased Obama’s way to the Oval Office; it won the heart of Americans by urging them to firmly believe in an undisputed truth about how people’s lives are in their total control and America can be bettered if they make the right choice. True enough, not only to Americans but also many others regardless of nationality and religions, people’s lives wholly depend on the choices they make.
One of a few stories I know …show more content…
Hugh Yi, the chairman of my hostel in Singapore and also a fundraiser of more than a million dollar for charitable organisations in Singapore. In one motivational talk before our major exam, Mr. Hugh told us about one incorrect choice that changed. The recount was during his stay in USA as a college student, in which he was stuck in a massive shooting at a local church. Mr. Hugh said that, after a series of gunshots, a meekly voice told everyone :”Hey guys, it is ok, the gunman left.” At that time, there were two options available; or he trusted that person, who might tell the truth and stood up to run out, or he kept lying down for the person might be the gunman trying to trick him. In the end, he stood up; it was a wrong choice. He was shot at the stomach but fortunately made it to end and was rescued by emergency hospital staffs. He said that he did not make a beneficial decision; yet, he said that was the most life-changing …show more content…
He first dropped out of college due to the inability to meet the expenses of college tuition, calling off all the classes he found boring and choosing those that seemed interesting, yet, according to him, had no real foreseen practical application. However, two of these classes, calligraphy and program design, were the two that stimulated Jobs to create his legendary ‘Apple’ in a garage and polish the design of Macintosh-his finest IT product- with beautifully crafted fonts. Jobs said in his speech: “If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.” He attributed his success afterwards to the seemingly risky choice he made back
“Our destiny is not written for us, but by us” – I still remember this legendary catchphrase used in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008, a period of time in which America was left in a debris of terrorism and economic crisis after Bush’s regime. The catchphrase eased Obama’s way to the Oval Office; it won the heart of Americans by urging them to firmly believe in an undisputed truth about how people’s lives are in their total control and America can be bettered if they make the right choice. True enough, not only to Americans but also many others regardless of nationality and religions, people’s lives wholly depend on the choices they make.
One of a few stories I know …show more content…
Hugh Yi, the chairman of my hostel in Singapore and also a fundraiser of more than a million dollar for charitable organisations in Singapore. In one motivational talk before our major exam, Mr. Hugh told us about one incorrect choice that changed. The recount was during his stay in USA as a college student, in which he was stuck in a massive shooting at a local church. Mr. Hugh said that, after a series of gunshots, a meekly voice told everyone :”Hey guys, it is ok, the gunman left.” At that time, there were two options available; or he trusted that person, who might tell the truth and stood up to run out, or he kept lying down for the person might be the gunman trying to trick him. In the end, he stood up; it was a wrong choice. He was shot at the stomach but fortunately made it to end and was rescued by emergency hospital staffs. He said that he did not make a beneficial decision; yet, he said that was the most life-changing …show more content…
He first dropped out of college due to the inability to meet the expenses of college tuition, calling off all the classes he found boring and choosing those that seemed interesting, yet, according to him, had no real foreseen practical application. However, two of these classes, calligraphy and program design, were the two that stimulated Jobs to create his legendary ‘Apple’ in a garage and polish the design of Macintosh-his finest IT product- with beautifully crafted fonts. Jobs said in his speech: “If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.” He attributed his success afterwards to the seemingly risky choice he made back